友
Meanings
Noun
1. friend; companion; comrade; pal
2. accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement; accessory
Other spellings
朋
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
とも
Used in vocabulary
共白髪
growing old together (as a couple); white hemp thread (as a betrothal gift, representing the hair of an old couple)
Noun
Examples37
まさかの時
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
昨日
An enemy yesterday can be a friend today.
敵
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
よい
It is important for us to choose good friends.
類
Birds of a feather flock together.
人
A man is known by the company he keeps.