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KanjiN5Grade 2 · 小24 strokesRadical 又

友 · friend

友 is a kanji meaning friend. It has 4 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ユウyū

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ともtomo

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 友 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 友
WordReadingMeaningLevel
友達ともだちfriendN5
親友しんゆうclose friend, buddyN3
友好ゆうこうfriendshipN3
友情ゆうじょうfriendship, fellowshipN3
友人ゆうじんfriend (formal)N3
友ともfriend, companion, palN3

Example sentence

僕のクラスの友達だよ。

ぼくのクラスのともだちだよ

She's my classmate.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #82261 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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4 strokes
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4