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知人 (ちじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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知ち
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He is an acquaintance I met through work.
I joined the company through an introduction from an acquaintance.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 知ち 人じん がいる to have an acquaintance (somewhere/of some kind)
He has an acquaintance in New York.
知ち 人じん を 紹しょう 介かい する to introduce an acquaintance (to someone)
My friend introduced me to a business acquaintance.
知ち 人じん の 紹しょう 介かい で through the introduction of an acquaintance
I joined this company through an acquaintance's introduction.
知ち 人じん に 会あ う to run into an acquaintance
I ran into an acquaintance at the station.
Related words· 8 友人 implies a closer, more personal friendship, while 知人 is a broader term that includes casual acquaintances.
友達 is the everyday, casual word for a friend, whereas 知人 is more formal and can refer to someone you barely know socially.
知り合い is the conversational equivalent of 知人, used in everyday speech, while 知人 sounds slightly more formal or written.
知人 is the common, everyday word for an acquaintance, while 知己 is a more formal or literary term for the same relationship.
Show 4 more 知人 means an acquaintance you actually know, whereas 他人 can refer to a complete stranger as well as anyone outside one's circle.
知人 is a formal word for an acquaintance in general, whereas 面識 specifically emphasizes having actually met the person face-to-face.
知人 is a neutral term for any acquaintance, whereas 旧知 specifically implies a long, trusted relationship.
Etymology Compound of 知 (chi, 'to know') and 人 (jin, 'person'), literally 'known person'. The reading is on'yomi.
交こう 友ゆう
知人 refers to someone one knows without implying closeness, while 交友 specifically implies a friendly relationship.
