友好

Chinese
friend good; well; be fond of
trad. (友好) 友 好
simp. #(友好) 友 好
anagram 好友

Pronunciation

Adjective

友好

  1. friendly; amicable
    友好協商／友好协商  ―  yǒuhǎo xiéshāng  ―  amicable consultation

Synonyms

Noun

友好

  1. close friend
  2. friendship

Synonyms
  • (close friend):
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  • (friendship):
Synonyms of 友好

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
友 好
ゆう
Grade: 2		 こう
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology 1

From Sinitic 友好 (yǒuhǎo).

Pronunciation

Noun

友(ゆう)好(こう) • (yūkō) ←いうかう (iukau)?

  1. friendship, amity
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Etymology 2

Compound of 友(とも) (tomo, “friend”) + 好(よし) (yoshi, “good”). The 好 kanji used for the yoshi reading is an example of jukujikun.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [to̞mo̞jo̞ɕi]

Proper noun

友好(ともよし) • (Tomoyoshi) 

  1. a male given name

References
  1. Takebayashi, Shigeru (1993) The Kenkyusha Japanese-English Learner's Pocket Dictionary, Tōkyō: Kenkyūsha, →ISBN.
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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