"友達" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [to̞mo̞da̠t͡ɕi] Forms: 友達 [canonical] (ruby: (とも), (だち)), tomodachi [romanization]
Etymology: From 友 (tomo, “friend”) + 達 (-tachi, pluralizing suffix). Originally plural, but also used in the singular sense in modern Japanese. Etymology templates: {{suf|ja|友|達|pos2=pluralizing suffix|t1=friend|tr1=tomo|tr2=tachi}} 友 (tomo, “friend”) + 達 (-tachi, pluralizing suffix) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ともだち}} 友(とも)達(だち) • (tomodachi)
  1. (archaic) plural of 友: friends Tags: archaic, form-of, plural Form of: (extra: friends)
    Sense id: en-友達-ja-noun-c9kQdwce Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms suffixed with 達, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 85 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 84 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms suffixed with 達: 84 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 83 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. friend Synonyms: , 友人, けやぐ, ちんぐ (english: Nagasaki), ダチ, まぶだち, だち公
    Sense id: en-友達-ja-noun-zeSFN8os
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 男友達 (otokotomodachi) (ruby: (おとこ), (とも), (だち)) (english: boyfriend; male friend), 女友達 (onnatomodachi) (ruby: (おんな), (とも), (だち)) (english: girlfriend; female friend), ダチ (dachi)
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0
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      "word": "男友達"
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      "word": "女友達"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "dachi",
      "word": "ダチ"
    }
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          "word": "友人"
        },
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          "word": "けやぐ"
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          "english": "Nagasaki",
          "word": "ちんぐ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ダチ"
        },
        {
          "word": "まぶだち"
        },
        {
          "word": "だち公"
        }
      ]
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      "other": "ともだち"
    },
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      "ipa": "[to̞mo̞da̠t͡ɕi]"
    }
  ],
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      "english": "girlfriend; female friend",
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          "友",
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    },
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      "roman": "dachi",
      "word": "ダチ"
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          "word": "友"
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        },
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          "word": "けやぐ"
        },
        {
          "english": "Nagasaki",
          "word": "ちんぐ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ダチ"
        },
        {
          "word": "まぶだち"
        },
        {
          "word": "だち公"
        }
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      "other": "ともだち"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[to̞mo̞da̠t͡ɕi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "友達"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 友達 meaning in Japanese (2.2kB)

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