友 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「又」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「又」
- On
- ユウゆう · yū
- Kun
- ともtomo
- Meaning
- friend
Stroke order
Origin
Two hands joining together — friends who help each other.
Readings and examples
| Onユウゆうyū | 友好ゆうこう友情ゆうじょう親友しんゆう |
|---|---|
| Kunともtomo | 友とも |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 友だちともだち
friend
- 親友しんゆう
best friend
- 友好ゆうこう
- 友達ともだち
- 旧友きゅうゆう
- 朋友ほうゆう
- 友誼ゆうぎ
Example
友だちと あそびます。
I play with my friends.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)