友達 (ともだち) — friend
友達
friend
Frequency #500
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
2 characters
熟字訓 jukujikun
熟字訓 (jukujikun) — The pronunciation applies to the whole word, not individual kanji. noun
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tomodachi
ともだち
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ともだち[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- friend
Explained in simple Japanese
- いっしょに あそんだり 話したり する、なかの いい 人。
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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.
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Grammar patterns commonly used with 友達.