How to say 'Best friend' in Japanese | 親友

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The Japanese word for Best friend is 'Shin'yuu', written as 親友 in Japanese.'Best friend' in hiragana is しんゆう.

word

親友

Meaning

Best friend

Reading

しんゆう

shin'yuu

Kanji

親Parent 友Friend

Explanation

The Japanese noun '親友 (しんゆう)' means 'best friend'. It refers to a very close friend with whom one shares a deep bond of trust and affection. This term is often used to describe a lifelong friend or someone who is like family. For example: He is my best friend「彼は私の親友です」(かれはわたしのしんゆうです). We have been best friends since childhood「私たちは子供の頃から親友です」(わたしたちはこどものころからしんゆうです). The term emphasizes a strong, enduring friendship and is not used casually for acquaintances.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6558

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 親友

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

親

Meaning

Parent

kanji

友

Meaning

Friend

Words Related to 親友 Through the Kanji 親

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 親 as well.

word

親

Meaning

Parent

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母親

Meaning

Mother

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父親

Meaning

Father

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親切

Meaning

Kind

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不親切

Meaning

Unkind

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両親

Meaning

Parents

word

親父

Meaning

Father, Old man

word

親しい

Meaning

word

親類

Meaning

Relative

word

親しむ

Meaning

Befriend

word

親指

Meaning

Thumb

word

親しみ

Meaning

Familiarity

word

親子

Meaning

Parent child

word

親戚

Meaning

Relative

word

親善

Meaning

Friendship

word

親族

Meaning

Relatives

Words Related to 親友 Through the Kanji 友

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 友 as well.

word

友達

Meaning

Friend

word

友人

Meaning

Friend

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友

Meaning

Friend

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友情

Meaning

Friendship

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