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友愛 (ゆうあい, yuuai) Japanese meaning: fraternity | Kotomora
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あい
の
精せい
神しん
で
活かつ
動どう
し
て
いる
。
They are working in a spirit of fraternity.
We aim for a society that values brotherly love.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 と 友ゆう 愛あい を 深ふか める to deepen the bond of friendship/fraternity with someone
They deepened their bond of fraternity through years of activism.
友ゆう 愛あい の 精せい 神しん the spirit of fraternity
This organization values the spirit of fraternity.
友ゆう 愛あい を 育はぐく む to nurture brotherly love or fraternity
友ゆう 愛あい に 基もと づく 〈 事こと 〉 something based on fraternity/brotherly love
Kanji 愛 love, affection, favourite Related words 友情 is the common, everyday word for friendship between individuals, while 友愛 is more formal and often implies a broader, principled bond, like fraternity.
兄弟愛 specifically means love between siblings, whereas 友愛 extends the idea of brotherly affection to friends or members of a group who are not blood relatives.
親愛 expresses warm personal affection or dearness (often used as 親愛なる in letters), while 友愛 emphasizes a principled bond of fraternity or friendship.
博愛 means universal love or philanthropy toward all people, while 友愛 focuses on brotherly love or friendship, often within a specific group.
Written forms 友ゆう 愛あい Usage 96%
Standard kanji spelling; the only written form.
ゆうあい Usage 4%
Etymology Compound of 友 (friend) and 愛 (love). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of brotherly love or fraternity.
The school aims to nurture a sense of fraternity among the students.
The organization has built a cooperative relationship based on fraternity.
