JLPT N4 · People

知り合い

しりあい

acquaintance

Stroke order of 知り合い

4 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

知 · 8 strokesり · 2 strokes合 · 6 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

Knowing (知) and meeting (合): someone you know.

Parts: 知 know + り kana + 合 meet + い kana

The characters in 知り合い

りり — ri (2 strokes)
いい — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

駅で知り合いに会いました。

えきでしりあいにあいました。

I ran into an acquaintance at the station.

Words with 知

知るto know 知らせるto inform 知らせnotice; news 知事governor 通知notification 知識knowledge 知人acquaintance

Words with 合

都合convenience; circumstances 集合gathering; meeting up 間に合うto be in time 試合match; game 具合condition; health 話し合うto discuss 似合うto suit 合格passing (an exam)合計total 割合ratio; proportion 合法legal 場合case; occasion 話し合いdiscussion 付き合うto go out with; to associate 見合いarranged marriage meeting 合宿training camp

More words: People

恋人sweetheart 孫grandchild 親戚relative 男性man; male 女性woman; female 青年young man; youth 少年boy 少女girl 先輩senior (at school/work)後輩junior (at school/work)

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