仲間
なかま
hepburn nakama
companion, fellow, comrade
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 仕事の仲間と食事に行きました。I went to eat with my work colleagues.
- 同じ夢を持つ仲間が集まりました。Companions who share the same dream gathered.
Collocations
仕事の仲間仲間と集まる仲間に入る仲間を作る遊び仲間
Mnemonic
仲間 nakama — 仲 (relationship between people) + 間 (interval, among). People within the same circle — a companion, a fellow. Both parts are kun-yomi, a native word. 仲 is the same kanji as in K-76's 仲直り. 仲間と集まる links to K-67's 集まる.
Quick check
Which K-76 word shares the kanji 仲 with 仲間?