JLPT N3 · Noun

友人 (yuujin)

友人 (ゆうじん, yuujin) is a Japanese noun meaning “friend”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ゆうじん
Romaji: yuujin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

friend · noun · more formal than 友達

Example sentences

私の友人の１人が私に会いにきました。

A friend of mine came to see me.

Tatoeba #162507

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 友人

friendユウ・とも · 4 strokes

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 友人.

友達ともだちfriend友ともfriend親友しんゆうclose friend友好ゆうこうfriendship友情ゆうじょうfriendship人じん-ian (e.g. Italian)人にんcounter for people人ひとperson大人おとなadult一人ひとりone person二人ふたりtwo persons外国人がいこくじんforeigner人口じんこうpopulation人形にんぎょうdoll

Source: JMdict entry 1540150 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.