【友】(yu, tomo/ friend) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 友.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・ゆう　yū

For example,

・友人　ゆうじん　yū-jin
It means friend
This is a formal expression

・親友　しんゆう　shin-yū
It means close friend

・旧友　きゅうゆう　kyū-yū
It means old friend

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is

・とも　tomo

For example,

・友　とも　tomo
It means friend
It is an old-fashioned way of saying something.

・友達　ともだち　tomo-dachi
It means friend
This is a casual expression

and so on.

③ Special reading

No special reading

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 友.
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・friend

Radical

And the radical of this character is 又　mata
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.

・大友　おおとも　Ōtomo
・住友　すみとも　Sumitomo

Personal name

These are the most common personal names using the Kanji for 友

・友作　ゆうさく　Yūsaku
・友子　ともこ　Tomoko
・友美　ともみ　Tomomi

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 友

・住友 吉左衛門　すみともきちざえもん　Sumitomo Kichizaemon
This is the name that has been passed down from generation to generation since the third generation of the Sumitomo family, the founding family of the Sumitomo Zaibatsu (Conglomerate company)

・五代 友厚　ごだいともあつ　Godai Tomoatsu
He was a businessman of the Meiji Era.

・長友 佑都　ながともゆうと　Nagatomo Yūto
He is a soccer player.

Famous place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the Chinese character for 友.

・友が島　ともがしま　Tomogashima
The islands is located in Wakayama, Japan. There are ruins that look like the world of an anime.

Look-alikes

There is no particular kanji that resembles the kanji character for "友".

kanji that contain character 友 in their composition

Here are some kanji that contain character 友 in their composition

・抜　ばつ、ぬ-く　batsu, nu-ku
It means unplug

・援　えん　en
It means assist

・媛　えん、ひめ　en, hime
It means princess

・暖　だん、あたた-かい　dan, atata-kai
It means warm

・緩　かん、ゆる-い　kan, yuru-i
It means loose

・髪　はつ、かみ
It means hair

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