- 友達 — friend
- 親友 — close friend / best friend
- 友人 — friend (formal)
- 友情 — friendship
- 友好 — amicable relations
- 学友 — schoolmate
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Traditionally, 友 depicts two hands (又) coming together — a pictograph of companionship and support. The radical is 又 (“hand; again”), which appears in many action/hand-related characters.
友だちと 会う 約束を しました。
I made plans to meet a friend.
長い 友人関係を 大切に しています。
I value my long-standing friendships.