Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N5

622 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 4

Meaning: friend

Kunyomi: とも

Onyomi: ユウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: また

Meaning: right hand

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

人(ゆうじん)   friend

情(ゆうじょう)   friendship

(しんゆう)   close friend

達(ともだち)   friend

Onyomi Examples

ユウ friend, affection (for siblings)

ユウアイ fraternity, friendship

センユウ comrade in arms, war buddy, fellow soldier

メイユウ sworn friend

Kunyomi Examples

とも friend, companion, comrade, pal, accompaniment, companion (e.g. book), complement, accessory

ともだち friend, companion

リア リアとも real-life friend (as opposed to online friend)

酒のお供 さけのおとも appetizer or snack served with drinks, accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink