What does 友達 mean in Japanese?

友達 (ともだち) means "friend" in Japanese.

友達

Q: How do you use 友達 in a sentence?

友達と映画を見に行きます。 (ともだちとえいがをみにいきます。) — I go to see a movie with my friend.

Kana: ともだち

friend

⛩️ Japanese Level 1 👪 People & Family

Example sentence

友達と映画を見に行きます。

ともだちとえいがをみにいきます。

I go to see a movie with my friend.

What 友達 means

友達 (ともだち) is a Japanese word meaning “friend”. It belongs to the People & Family topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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