竹馬の友

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
竹 馬 友
ちく
Grade: 1 		ば
Grade: 2 		とも
Grade: 2

Etymology

From 竹馬 (chikuba, “bamboo horse; childhood”) +‎ の (no, attributive particle) +‎ 友 (tomo, “friend”). Compare Chinese 青梅竹馬／青梅竹马 (qīngméizhúmǎ, “childhood sweethearts”, literally “green plums and bamboo horse”).

Noun

竹(ちく)馬(ば)の友(とも) • (chikuba no tomo) 

  1. a childhood friend
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