Japanese Word for "Friend"
The Japanese word for friend is tomodachi. It's phonetically pronounced "toh-moh-dah-chee".
Here are the two kanji that make the Japanese word for friend. The first kanji means friend/friendship in a more abstract sense, and the second one means reaching or attainment.
There's also an equally common way to write tomodachi. Because the second kanji is a bit complex, you use the first one and just write the second one in hiragana:
And here's how to write the Japanese word for friend, tomodachi, in hiragana:
To say somebody has become your friend, just say "[Person's name] wa watashi no tomodachi ni narimashita".
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