友達
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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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友 | 達 |
とも Grade: 2 |
たち > だち Grade: 4 |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]From 友 (tomo, “friend”) + 達 (-tachi, pluralizing suffix).[1][2] Originally plural, but also used in the singular sense in modern Japanese.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- 男友達 (otokotomodachi, “boyfriend; male friend”)
- 女友達 (onnatomodachi, “girlfriend; female friend”)
- ダチ (dachi)
References
[edit]- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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- Japanese terms spelled with 友 read as とも
- Japanese terms spelled with 達 read as たち
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