Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 幼なじみ(おさななじみ) in Japanese

幼なじみ, 幼馴染み, 幼馴染
Kana Reading
おさななじみ
Romaji
osananajimi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
    Example sentence
    幼なじみが春から大阪の大学に行くらしい。 Apparently an old friend of mine is going to a university in Osaka in Spring.

Examples of 幼なじみ, 幼馴染み, 幼馴染, おさななじみ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

幼 JLPT 2

5 strokes

infancy, childhood

On'Yomi: ヨウ

Kun'Yomi: おさな.い

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染 JLPT 1

9 strokes

dye, color, paint, stain, print

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: そ.める, -ぞ.め, -ぞめ, そ.まる, し.みる, -じ.みる, し.み, -し.める

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馴

13 strokes

get used to, experienced, tamed

On'Yomi: ジュン, シュン, クン

Kun'Yomi: な.れる, な.らす, したが.う

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