友ゆう愛あい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

A somewhat formal or literary term for deep, principled friendship or brotherly love, often used in contexts like social movements, organizations, or philosophical discussions.

彼かれらは友ゆう愛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.
友ゆう愛あいを重おもんじる社しゃ会かいを目め指ざす。
We aim for a society that values brotherly love.

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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
彼かれらは長ながい活かつ動どうを通つうじて友ゆう愛あいを深ふかめた。
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
この団だん体たいは友ゆう愛あいの精せい神しんを大たい切せつにしている。
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
学がっ校こうでは生せい徒との間あいだの友ゆう愛あいを育はぐくむことを目め指ざしている。
The school aims to nurture a sense of fraternity among the students.
友ゆう愛あいに基もとづく〈事こと〉something based on fraternity/brotherly love
その組そ織しきは友ゆう愛あいに基もとづく協きょう力りょく関かん係けいを築きずいてきた。
The organization has built a cooperative relationship based on fraternity.

Kanji

友friend
愛love, affection, favourite

Related words

友ゆう情じょうN3
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.
兄きょう弟だい愛あい
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.
親しん愛あいN1
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.
博はく愛あいN1
博愛 means universal love or philanthropy toward all people, while 友愛 focuses on brotherly love or friendship, often within a specific group.

Opposites

敵てき意い
敵意 means hostility or ill will, the opposite of the warm, brotherly bond expressed by 友愛.

Word family

友ゆう愛あい会かい
fraternal association; friendship society; fraternity

Written forms

友ゆう愛あいUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling; the only written form.
ゆうあいUsage4%

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.