仲良し (nakayoshi) Japanese meaning: close friend | Kotomora

仲なか良よし

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

仲良しする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	仲なか良よしする	仲なか良よししない
Polite	仲なか良よしします	仲なか良よししません
Past polite	仲なか良よししました	仲なか良よししませんでした
Past	仲なか良よしした	仲なか良よししなかった
Te-form	仲なか良よしして	仲なか良よししないで
Desire	仲なか良よししたい	仲なか良よししたくない
Potential	仲なか良よしできる	仲なか良よしできない
Passive	仲なか良よしされる	仲なか良よしされない
Causative	仲なか良よしさせる	仲なか良よしさせない
Causative passive	仲なか良よしさせられる	仲なか良よしさせられない
Volitional	仲なか良よししよう
Polite volitional	仲なか良よししましょう
Imperative	仲なか良よししろ	仲なか良よしするな
Conditional	仲なか良よしすれば	仲なか良よししなければ
Tara conditional	仲なか良よししたら	仲なか良よししなかったら

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

close friend; bosom buddy; close friendship

Refers to a very close friend or the state of being on very good terms. Often used among children or in casual contexts.

彼かれとは小しょう学がっ校こうからの仲

Kanji

仲go-between, relationship
良good, pleasing, skilled
好fond, pleasing, like something

Related words· 6

友とも達だちN5sense 1
友達 is the neutral, general word for 'friend', while 仲良し singles out a friend you are especially close with.
親しん友ゆうN4sense 1
親友 is a somewhat formal term for a best friend, whereas 仲良し is casual and commonly used by or about children.
仲なか間まN3sense 1
仲間 refers to a companion or fellow member of a group, while 仲良し stresses personal closeness rather than shared membership.
親しん密みつN1
仲良し is a casual, everyday word for being on good terms, while 親密 suggests a deeper or more formal closeness.

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和わ気きあいあいN1
仲良し focuses on individuals being close friends or on good terms, while 和気あいあい describes the overall harmonious atmosphere of a group.
懇こん意い
仲良し is a casual, familiar term for close friends, while 懇意 sounds more formal and is often used about business or family connections.

Opposites

不ふ仲なか
仲良し describes people who are close friends and get along well, the opposite of being 不仲.
犬けん猿えんの仲なかN1
仲良し describes people who are close friends and get along well, the opposite of the bitter rivalry implied by 犬猿の仲.

Don't confuse with

仲なか良よくN1
仲良し is a noun meaning 'close friend' or 'good relationship,' whereas 仲良く is the adverb describing acting in a friendly way.
仲なか直なおりN3
仲良し describes an ongoing state of being on good terms, whereas 仲直り refers to the act of restoring good terms after a fight.

Word family

仲なか良よしこよし
close friend; bosom buddy; pal

Built from

仲なか+よし

Written forms

仲なか良よしUsage69%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
なかよしUsage18%
仲なかよしUsage11%
Variant with kana よ; less common but still seen.
仲なか好よしUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

Compound of 仲 (naka, 'relationship') and 良し (yoshi, classical form of 良い, 'good'). The spelling 仲好し is a rare ateji variant.