meaning: a friend
reading: ユウ、とも
友人（ユウジン）: a friend
友情（ユウジョウ）: friendly feelings, friendship
友禅（ユウゼン）: a dyeing method for kimono
親友（シンユウ）: a best friend, a close friend
学友（ガクユウ）: a school friend, a classmate
旧友（キュウユウ）: an old friend
交友関係（コウユウカンケイ）: the people one knows, one’s relationship
友（とも）: a friend
友達（ともダチ）: a friend
友引（ともびき）: a day in the six-day calendar when one’s luck affects other people; hence, a good day for weddings and a bad day for funerals.
#友 is listed under the radical of 又. Originally 友 was written with two 又’s and depicting the meaning of “helping each other.”
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