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親友しんゆう

shin'yuu

close friend, buddy

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Example sentence

親友は何人いる？

How many close friends do you have?

Sentence from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR

Kanji in 親友

parent, relative, intimacy

Sentences with 親友

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
友達	N5	ともだち	ともだちfriend
両親	N5	りょうしん	りょうしんparents (lit., both parents)
親	N4	おや	おやa parent
親切	N4	しんせつ	しんせつkind, helpful, considerate
友人	N3	ゆうじん	ゆうじんfriend (formal)
母親	N3	ははおや	ははおやmother
父親	N3	ちちおや	ちちおやfather
友情	N3	ゆうじょう	ゆうじょうfriendship, fellowship

More Pronouns & Reference words

Word	Reading	Meaning
者	もの	ものperson / individual(same as 人 (ひと) but literary or humble)
中	ちゅう	ちゅうinside, middle, among
何か	なにか	なにかsomething
何でも	なんでも	なんでもanything, everything, whatever
分	ぶん	ぶんpart / portion / share (e.g. 半分[はんぶん] = half)
他	た	たother (used in compounds; e.g. 他人[たにん] = other person)
人間	にんげん	にんげんhuman being, person
男の人	おとこのひと	おとこのひとman

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