ガールフレンド
also: ガール・フレンド
Meanings
1
girlfriend; female friend
A katakana noun for a girlfriend or girl friend. In current everyday Japanese it often suggests a romantic girlfriend; for an explicitly non-romantic female friend, 女友達 is usually clearer.
He introduced his girlfriend to his family.
I'm going to see a movie with my girlfriend this weekend.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉にガールフレンドができるfor someone to get a girlfriend
It seems my younger brother got a girlfriend.
- ガールフレンドと付き合うto date one's girlfriend
He has been dating his girlfriend for three years.
- ガールフレンドと別れるto break up with one's girlfriend
He broke up with his girlfriend last month.
- 〈人〉をガールフレンドに紹介するto introduce someone to one's girlfriend
He introduced his parents to his girlfriend.