友とも

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Meanings

General term for a friend or close companion; can be used in both casual and formal settings.

Used for inanimate things that accompany or complement something else, such as a guidebook or a matching accessory.

〈人ひと〉を友ともとするto consider someone a friend; to befriend someone
彼かれを友ともとすることに決きめた。
I decided to make him a friend.
旅たびの友ともa travel companion (e.g., a guidebook or item that accompanies one on a trip)
この本ほんは旅たびの友ともとして持もって行いった。
I brought this book along as a travel companion.
良よき友ともを持もつto have a good friend
良よき友ともを持もつことは人じん生せいの宝たからだ。
Having a good friend is a treasure in life.
友ともを選えらぶto choose one's friends
友ともを選えらぶことは大たい切せつだ。
Choosing your friends is important.

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友ゆう人じんN3sense 1
友 is a simple, sometimes literary word for a friend, while 友人 is the more formal term commonly used in writing or polite speech.
仲なか間まN3sense 1
友 emphasizes personal closeness and affection, while 仲間 stresses belonging to the same group or activity without necessarily being intimate.

敵てきN2sense 1
友 means a friend who supports you, while 敵 means an enemy who opposes you.

供ともN1sense 1
友 (とも) means a friend or companion of equal standing, while 供 (とも) means an attendant or retinue who accompanies someone of higher status.
とも
友 is an unrelated noun meaning 'friend', while とも as a particle expresses emphatic affirmation, concession, or similar grammatical functions, despite sharing the same reading.

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友とも船ぶね
consort ship; accompanying vessel · boarding a ship together; joint boarding
友とも録ろく
adding someone to one's friends list
類るい友とも
hobby friend; friend through shared interests
お友とも達だち
friend (polite) · child (one does not know); another child; other children
ジム友とも
gym friend; gym buddy
ズッ友とも
friends forever; BFF
ネッ友とも
online friend; internet friend

Native Japanese word. The kanji 友 is a pictograph of two right hands, symbolizing friendship and mutual assistance.