"Tomodachi" is the Japanese word for friend?
I thought it was "senpai" but that means "master" or "teacher. Save me so I don't look like an idiot to my anime-loving friend 🤓
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nakama | なかま | 仲間 “friend” (common in anime but uncommon in real life)
tomodachi | ともだち| 友達 “friend”
shin'yuu | しんゆう | 親友 “close/best friend”
tsure | つれ | 連れ “partner” (probably not in a romantic or sexual way)
aibou | あいぼう| 相棒 “partner” (of a duo)
shiriai | しりあい | 知り合い “acquaintance”
chijin | ちじん | 知人 “acquaintance”
doukyuusei | どうきゅうせい | 同級生 “classmate”
douryou | どうりょう| 同僚 “colleague”
dachi | ダチ “buddy” (slang way of saying friend)
mabudachi | マブダチ “best bud” (slang way of saying close/best friend)
yuujin | ゆうじん | 友人 “friend” (formal)
kyuuchi | きゅうち | 旧知 “long[time] acquaintance”
tomodachi | ともだち| 友達 “friend”
shin'yuu | しんゆう | 親友 “close/best friend”
tsure | つれ | 連れ “partner” (probably not in a romantic or sexual way)
aibou | あいぼう| 相棒 “partner” (of a duo)
shiriai | しりあい | 知り合い “acquaintance”
chijin | ちじん | 知人 “acquaintance”
doukyuusei | どうきゅうせい | 同級生 “classmate”
douryou | どうりょう| 同僚 “colleague”
dachi | ダチ “buddy” (slang way of saying friend)
mabudachi | マブダチ “best bud” (slang way of saying close/best friend)
yuujin | ゆうじん | 友人 “friend” (formal)
kyuuchi | きゅうち | 旧知 “long[time] acquaintance”