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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

友とも

N3
とも tomo
  1. friend
  2. companion
  3. pal
noun

Chinese meanings

朋友;伙伴

Examples

  • まさかの時ときの友ともこそ真しんの友とも。
    A friend in need is a friend indeed.
    患难之交才是真朋友。
  • 彼かれには語かたり合あう親したしい友ともがいない。
    He has no close friends to talk with.
    他没有能交心的亲密朋友。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('8b4138b415'); // 友
{
  "id": "8b4138b415",
  "word": "友",
  "reading": "とも",
  "romaji": "tomo",
  "meanings": [
    "friend",
    "companion",
    "pal"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1539980,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "まさかの時の友こそ真の友。",
      "furigana": "まさかの{時|とき}の{友|とも}こそ{真|しん}の{友|とも}。",
      "en": "A friend in need is a friend indeed.",
      "tatoeba_id": 195675
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼には語り合う親しい友がいない。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}には{語|かた}り{合|あ}う{親|した}しい{友|とも}がいない。",
      "en": "He has no close friends to talk with.",
      "tatoeba_id": 118862
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "096bb624a47807a1fec9385ebaea0ca7cbf248f7b774d4170a25259708478f2f",
    "meanings": [
      "朋友",
      "伙伴"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "まさかの時の友こそ真の友。",
        "zh": "患难之交才是真朋友。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼には語り合う親しい友がいない。",
        "zh": "他没有能交心的亲密朋友。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/8b4138b415",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1539980; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "ceb2a692a7e86bc293794425c6fec15a41ec4c66828ab17614fd4b4f5c423471"
  }
}