友達

友達

Japanese

Kanji in this term
友	達
とも Grade: 2	たち > だち Grade: 4
yutōyomi

Etymology

From 友 (tomo, “friend”) +‎ 達 (-tachi, pluralizing suffix).[1][2] Originally plural, but also used in the singular sense in modern Japanese.[1]

Pronunciation

• Yutōyomi
  • (Tokyo) ともだち [tòmódáchí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [to̞mo̞da̠t͡ɕi]

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Noun

友達 (hiragana ともだち, rōmaji tomodachi)

1. friend

   Synonyms: 友 (tomo), 友人 (yūjin)

Derived terms

• 男 (おとこ)友 (とも)達 (だち) (otokotomodachi, “boyfriend; male friend”)
• 女 (おんな)友 (とも)達 (だち) (onnatomodachi, “girlfriend; female friend”)
• ダチ (dachi)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.