メイト

noun

mate; fellow member; companion

Loanword corresponding to English 'mate'. In Japanese it is most naturally encountered as the final element of compounds naming a fellow member or companion, such as クラスメイト, チームメイト, or ルームメイト.

• 彼かの女じょは高こう校こう時じ代だいのクラスメイトです。

  She is a classmate from my high school days.

• 新あたらしいルームメイトとはすぐに仲なか良よくなった。

  I quickly became friends with my new roommate.

noun

navigation officer; mate

Maritime use of 'mate' for a ship's officer; in Japanese it is likely to appear in specialized compounds such as チーフメート or ファーストメート rather than as an everyday standalone word.

• チーフメートが航こう海かい当とう直ちょくを引ひき継ついだ。

  The chief mate took over the navigation watch.