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友人

JLPT N4 · N3 · Vocabulary

友人 — “friend (formal)”

友人 (read ゆうじん) means friend (formal). It appears on the JLPT N4 and N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

ゆうじん

Meaning

friend (formal)

友人 in a sentence

大学だいがく時代じだいの友人ゆうじんに会いあいました。

I met a friend from my university days.

The kanji in 友人

友friend
人person

Words that share a kanji with 友人

友達ともだち— friend
親友しんゆう— close friend, best friend
友とも— friend, companion
友情ゆうじょう— friendship
友好ゆうこう— friendship, amity
大人おとな— adult
外国人がいこくじん— foreigner
～人～じん— counter for people

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