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A friend; someone with whom one has a close, non-romantic relationship
彼は私の友達です。
He is my friend.
友達と映画を見に行きました。
I went to see a movie with my friends.
Often used in casual conversation. Can refer to both close friends and acquaintances.
While '友達' is common in everyday speech, in formal contexts, '友人' (yūjin) may be used instead.
Unlike English, '友達' can refer to both singular and plural friends without changing the word.
Composed of '友' (friend) and '達' (plural suffix), originally meaning 'a group of friends' but now commonly used to refer to an individual friend.
In modern Japanese, '友達' can refer to both close friends and casual acquaintances. For very close friends, '親友' (shin'yū) is sometimes used.