He's a friend from high school.
仕事の仲間と飲みに行った。
I went out for drinks with my work colleagues.
Used for a collective of people who share a common interest, activity, or identity; can be neutral or slightly informal depending on context.
彼は悪い仲間とつるんでいる。
He hangs out with a bad crowd.
趣味の仲間で集まって写真を撮った。
We got together as a hobby group and took photos.
member of the same category; fellow (in a class/family)
Indicates belonging to the same category, such as a family, species, or class; often used in phrases like 仲間に入る or 仲間はずれ.
猫も犬も動物の仲間だ。
Cats and dogs are both members of the animal family.
彼だけ仲間はずれにされた。
He was the only one left out of the group.
I became companions with someone I met during the trip.
We let the new student join our group.
He betrayed his comrades for money.
I made new friends while studying abroad.
Tomatoes belong to the vegetable category.
仲間 is a general word for companion or colleague, while 戦友 specifically means a comrade who shared military combat or hardship.
仲間 is a neutral word for companions or comrades, while 一味 usually implies a group banding together for a shady or criminal purpose.
仲間 is a neutral word for companions or colleagues, while 連中 often carries a familiar or dismissive tone toward the group.
連 is a suffix attached to a noun to name a group or party (e.g. 友好連), while 仲間 is a stand-alone noun meaning companions or people belonging to the same group.
仲間 is a general word for 'companion' or 'group member', while 同士 stresses that the people share a specific attribute or relationship, often attached as a suffix like 学生同士.
仲間 is the everyday word for companions or a group one belongs to, while 同志 carries ideological or political weight about shared beliefs.
仲間 is the natural modern word for companions or a group of friends, while カンパニー in this sense (as コンパニー) is rare and old-fashioned.
仲間 is a broad, casual word for companion or mate in any shared activity, while 同業者 specifically means someone working in the same profession or industry.
仲間 is a broad term for a companion or fellow member of any group or activity, while 遊び仲間 narrows this to someone joined specifically for play or leisure.
仲間 emphasizes companions or teammates sharing an activity or group, whereas フレンズ simply means friends in a casual, catchy way.
友 emphasizes personal closeness and affection, while 仲間 stresses belonging to the same group or activity without necessarily being intimate.
仲間 emphasizes companions or peers sharing an activity or goal, whereas 内輪 stresses the private, closed-off nature of the group itself.
仲間 is a neutral word for a companion or colleague, whereas グル specifically implies secret or illicit collusion.
仲間 means companion or fellow member with a positive or neutral tone, whereas 同類 usually casts the shared group in a negative light, like accomplices.
仲間 is the casual, general word for 'companions' or 'friends', while 同人 is more formal and often used for literary or activity-based groups.
仲間 is a positive or neutral word for companions or colleagues, whereas 輩 often carries a distancing or critical tone.
仲間 is a general word for companions or peers in any group, while 同胞 specifically evokes people bound by shared nationality or ethnicity.
仲間 means companions or peers sharing an activity, while 身内 stresses being on the same side or inside a group, not necessarily active companionship.
仲間 is a common, casual word for companions or a group one belongs to, while 僚友 is a formal, literary term reserved for professional colleagues.
仲間 refers to a companion or fellow member of a group, while 仲良し stresses personal closeness rather than shared membership.
仲間 is a general, neutral word for companions or colleagues, while 盟友 is much stronger and more solemn, implying sworn loyalty.
仲間 emphasizes close companionship or friendship within a group, while メンバー is a neutral term for anyone counted as part of a group.
仲間 emphasizes belonging to the same group or activity, while 友人 simply means a personal friend.
仲間 highlights personal bonds among companions or peers, while 集団 focuses on the group as a unit without implying closeness.
playmate; playfellow
among friends; within one's circle
fellow servant
Edo-period merchant guild
gang of hoodlums; bad company; delinquent friend
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
trade price; wholesale price
popularity among one's companions; being well-liked by one's group
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
quarrel among friends; fight between comrades