Translation
friend
Test yourself on 友達
Three quick questions. No account needed.
Know this word? Create a free account to track it.
Word origin
友 is a friend and 達 is a plural or group suffix, so 友達 started out as "friends". It is now the ordinary word for one friend too.
- Origin
- Native Japanese (wago) written with Chinese characters
- Root
- 友達
Examples
。
Tomodachi to tabemasu.
I eat with a friend.
。
Tomodachi wa gakusei desu.
My friend is a student.
。
Tomodachi no ie ni ikimasu.
I'm going to a friend's house.
Where this fits
Used in
Grammar articles
(1)Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Meet this word in a story
Every course has graded stories written only with words you have been taught, plus grammar drills, a games arcade and printable worksheets. Chapters 1 and 2 are free.
Chapters 1 and 2 free, forever. Plus: 7 days free, then $5 a month for all eleven languages.
Japanese · Free printables
友達: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the Japanese word "友達" (friend): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 13: 友達, コーヒー, テレビ and 7 more words.