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1. Friend
2. Best Friends / Closest Friend
7. Most Sincere Friend / Honest Friend / Real Friend / Best Friend
9. True Friend
友達 is the most common way to say “friend” in Japanese.
See Also: Best Friends | Friendly | Friendship
至友 is one way to say best friend in Chinese.
The first character can mean “most,” “extreme,” or “best.”
The second character means “friend” or “friends” (plural forms work differently in China).
Can also be translated as “close friend” or “most intimate friend.”
See Also: Friendship | Soulmates
Depending on the context, 教友 can mean Christian or “friend of the same religion.”
While technically, it could be any religion, this is used mainly within the Christian faith. You can also translate this as “Christian friend” and, in some cases, “Church member.”
友 is the simplest way to express the idea of friends or friendship in Chinese.
It can mean friend, companion, or pal in Japanese. In Korean, it can mean friend, companion, or associate.
This single character is open to interpretation, so it can mean different things to different people (not necessarily a bad thing, as you can decide what it means to you). If you want a more concisely-defined word, you should probably pick one of our multi-character friendship-related words.
See Also: Best Friends | Friendly | Friendship
朋 is a simple way to say friend, companion, comrade, or pal in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, or old Korean Hanja.
朋 is a very short form, so a longer two-character word for friendship might be better.
Note: In Japanese, this can also be the female given name, Yukari.
Maternal (Northern China)
Maternal (Southern China)
Maternal (Southern China - Informal)
Paternal (Northern China)
Paternal (Southern China)
Maternal (Northern China)
Maternal (Southern China)
Maternal (Southern China - formal)
Paternal (Northern China)
Paternal (Southern China)
摯友 is one way to say best friend in Chinese.
The first character can mean “honest” or “most sincere.” The second character means “friend” or “friends” (plural forms work differently in Chinese).
See Also: Friendship | Soulmates
盟友 means a sworn friend or ally. If you stand on the same side of an issue with someone and perhaps fight for the same cause together, this is the term you would use to describe such a partner.
There may not be a personal relationship, as this term is also used to describe whole countries that make a coalition or fight against a common enemy.
This would be most appropriate if you are a high-level military officer, giving this wall scroll to an officer of another country as you join forces together and go to war.
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Friend | 友達 友达 | tomo dachi / tomodachi | ||
Best Friends Closest Friend | 至友 | zhì yǒu / zhi4 you3 / zhi you / zhiyou | chih yu / chihyu | |
Christian Friend | 教友 | jiào yǒu / jiao4 you3 / jiao you / jiaoyou | chiao yu / chiaoyu | |
Friend Friendship | 友 | tomo | yǒu / you3 / you | yu |
Friend Friendship | 朋 | tomo | péng / peng2 / peng | p`eng / peng |
Dear Grandfather | 親愛的姥爺 亲爱的姥爷 | qín ài de lǎo ye qin2 ai4 de lao3 ye qin ai de lao ye qinaidelaoye | ch`in ai te lao yeh chinaitelaoyeh chin ai te lao yeh |
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Dear Grandfather | 親愛的外祖父 亲爱的外祖父 | qín ài de wài zǔ fù qin2 ai4 de wai4 zu3 fu4 qin ai de wai zu fu qinaidewaizufu | ch`in ai te wai tsu fu chinaitewaitsufu chin ai te wai tsu fu |
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Dear Grandfather | 親愛的外公 亲爱的外公 | qín ài de wài gōng qin2 ai4 de wai4 gong1 qin ai de wai gong qinaidewaigong | ch`in ai te wai kung chinaitewaikung chin ai te wai kung |
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Dear Grandfather | 親愛的爺爺 亲爱的爷爷 | qín ài de yé ye qin2 ai4 de ye2 ye qin ai de ye ye qinaideyeye | ch`in ai te yeh yeh chinaiteyehyeh chin ai te yeh yeh |
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Dear Grandfather | 親愛的祖父 亲爱的祖父 | qín ài de zǔ fù qin2 ai4 de zu3 fu4 qin ai de zu fu qinaidezufu | ch`in ai te tsu fu chinaitetsufu chin ai te tsu fu |
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Dear Grandmother | 親愛的姥姥 亲爱的姥姥 | qín ài de lǎo lao qin2 ai4 de lao3 lao qin ai de lao lao qinaidelaolao | ch`in ai te lao lao chinaitelaolao chin ai te lao lao |
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Dear Grandmother | 親愛的外婆 亲爱的外婆 | qín ài de wài pó qin2 ai4 de wai4 po2 qin ai de wai po qinaidewaipo | ch`in ai te wai p`o chinaitewaipo chin ai te wai po |
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Dear Grandmother | 親愛的外祖母 亲爱的外祖母 | qín ài de wài zǔ mǔ qin2 ai4 de wai4 zu3 mu3 qin ai de wai zu mu qinaidewaizumu | ch`in ai te wai tsu mu chinaitewaitsumu chin ai te wai tsu mu |
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Dear Grandmother | 親愛的奶奶 亲爱的奶奶 | qín ài de nǎi nai qin2 ai4 de nai3 nai qin ai de nai nai qinaidenainai | ch`in ai te nai nai chinaitenainai chin ai te nai nai |
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Dear Grandmother | 親愛的祖母 亲爱的祖母 | qín ài de zǔ mǔ qin2 ai4 de zu3 mu3 qin ai de zu mu qinaidezumu | ch`in ai te tsu mu chinaitetsumu chin ai te tsu mu |
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Most Sincere Friend Honest Friend Real Friend Best Friend | 摯友 挚友 | zhì yǒu / zhi4 you3 / zhi you / zhiyou | chih yu / chihyu | |
Sworn Friend Ally | 盟友 | meiyuu / meiyu | méng yǒu / meng2 you3 / meng you / mengyou | meng yu / mengyu |
True Friend | 夠朋友 够朋友 | gòu péng you gou4 peng2 you5 gou peng you goupengyou | kou p`eng yu koupengyu kou peng yu |
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True Friend | 真の友 | shinnotomo | ||
Mentor: Teacher and Friend | 良師益友 良师益友 | liáng shī yì yǒu liang2 shi1 yi4 you3 liang shi yi you liangshiyiyou | liang shih i yu liangshihiyu |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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