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友

友 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. とも。親しい仲間。
  2. みかた。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。音符「又」を二つ並べた文字。「親しくする」「助け合う」を意味する漢語｛友｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

friend

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ユウElem.
Kun (native)
  • ともElem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • う
  • ど
  • ゆ
Other languages
  • 拼音you3
  • 한글u
  • Hán-ViệtHữu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
4 strokes
Radical
又(また)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 4
Unicode
U+53CB

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿸𠂇又

Words using this kanji

  • 友人ゆうじん友達。朋友。friend
  • 友好ゆうこう相手を友として好み、親しくすること。friendship
  • 友とも（とも）自発的に行動を共にしようとする、親族もしくは配偶者又は恋愛関係にある者以外の人間関係。friend, companion, comrade, pal
  • 友達ともだちfriend, companion
  • 友情ゆうじょう友達のよしみ。友人間の情愛。friendship, fellowship, camaraderie
  • 友愛ゆうあい兄弟間のいつくしみ。 友情、友誼。 古代ギリシア四つの愛の一つ、アリストテレス『ニコマコス倫理学』における「φιλία」（フィリア）。fraternity, friendship
  • 友邦ゆうほうfriendly nation
  • 友禅染ゆうぜんぞめtype of dyeing method or pattern, silk printed by the Yuzen process
  • 友誼ゆうぎ友達のよしみ。friendship, friendly relations, fellowship
  • 友釣りともづりlive decoy fishing (esp. for sweetfish)
  • 友ゆう（とも）自発的に行動を共にしようとする、親族もしくは配偶者又は恋愛関係にある者以外の人間関係。friend, affection (for siblings)
  • 友引ともびきday that is lucky in the morning and evening but unlucky around noon, when one's luck affects others (in the traditional calendar)
  • 友垣ともがきfriend
  • 友義ゆうぎfriendship's responsibilities
  • 友軍ゆうぐんfriendly army, friendly troops, allied army
  • 友交ゆうこうfriendship, amity, companionship
  • 友成ともなりdeveloping friendship
  • 友党ゆうとうallied political party
  • 友朋ゆうほうfriend
  • 友録ともろくadding someone to one's friends list

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Lookup codes

SKIP
3-2-2
Four Corner
4004.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2h2.3
Heisig
760
Nelson
858