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JLPT N5 · People

友だち

ともだち

friend

Stroke order of 友だち

3 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

友 · 4 strokesだ · 6 strokesち · 2 strokes

Memory trick

友 shows two hands (ナ and 又) clasped together: friends holding hands.

Parts: 友 friend (ナ hand + 又 hand) + だち kana ending

The characters in 友だち

  • だ だ — da (6 strokes)
  • ち ち — chi (2 strokes)

Example sentence

日曜日に友だちと映画を見ます。

にちようびにともだちとえいがをみます。

I watch a movie with a friend on Sunday.

Words with 友

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