親友

しんゆう

close friend, buddy

What does 親友 mean?

親友 is a Japanese noun meaning close friend, buddy in English. It is written as 親友 in kanji, しんゆう in hiragana, and shin'yuu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

トムとフランクは親友だ。

Tom and Frank are good friends.