Meaning

Primary

Companion

Alternatives

Comrade, Associate

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Your relationship intervals... this doesn't make much sense at first, but if you think about it, at certain intervals from within your friends, you'll run into someone who's your companion... not just any old friend. Something better. Something part of your group.

Reading

なかま
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for is the one you learned. When you learned the kanji , we didn't give you a mnemonic for the () reading, so here's one now:

Think through all your companions in your life. Imagine one of them is your Ma (). She's on your pirate crew, and a pretty awesome pirate.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 仲間になる

    to become a member of a group

    仲間に入る

    to join a group

Context Sentences

コウイチとは同じ会社の仲間です。

Koichi and I are companions from the same company.

このシャツはゴルフ仲間にもらったんだ。

I got this shirt from my golf buddy.

学校での厳しい一日を終えて、仲間たちとリラックスをした。

Me and my group of friends relaxed after a hard day at school.

Kanji Composition