学がく友ゆう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

school friend; classmate

Refers to a friend from school or university; slightly more formal than 同級生 or 友達, and often implies a lasting bond formed during school days.

He is a friend from my university days.

学がく友ゆうと久ひさしぶりに会あって、昔むかし話ばなしに花はなが咲さいた。

I met up with an old school friend for the first time in a while, and we had a great time reminiscing.

〈人ひと〉の学がく友ゆうsomeone's school friend
彼かれは父ちちの学がく友ゆうだった。
He was my father's school friend.
学がく友ゆうと再さい会かいするto reunite with a school friend
十じゅう年ねんぶりに学がく友ゆうと再さい会かいした。
I reunited with a school friend for the first time in ten years.

同どう級きゅう生せいN1
同級生 just means someone in the same grade or class, while 学友 implies an actual friendship formed at school.
友とも達だちN5
友達 is the general, everyday word for 'friend', while 学友 specifically means a friend made through school and sounds more formal.
同どう窓そう生せい
同窓生 refers to a fellow alumnus of the same school (not necessarily a personal friend), whereas 学友 stresses the friendship itself.
クラスメート
クラスメート is a casual loanword for 'classmate' focused on being in the same class, while 学友 carries a warmer sense of lasting friendship.

名めいN2
Used for people in formal or service contexts, such as seats, reservations, or headcounts.

Compound of 学 (がく, 'learning, school') and 友 (ゆう, 'friend'). The reading がくゆう is the standard on'yomi combination.