友 · friend

JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.

友 means friend. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 4 strokes, read とも or ゆう. It is built from 2 parts: 𠂇, 又 (or again, furthermore). It appears in 友達 (friend) and 友好 (friendship).

筆順 · Stroke order

友 is written in 4 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.

解字 · What it is made of

友 breaks into 2 parts.

• 𠂇 other · kamae component
• 又 semantic or again, furthermore · kamaec carries the meaning

Words that use 友

Word	Reading	Meaning
友達	ともだち	friend
友好	ゆうこう	friendship

Practise 友

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