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知り合い

Acquaintance

Meaning

Acquaintance

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You've probably seen the words 知る and 合う by now. This is someone you "know" because you have "come together" before, but that's pretty much it. You don't really know them well, you just met them a couple times so you know who they are. This person is an acquaintance.

Reading

しりあい

Explanation

The readings are that of 知る and 合う. So long as you know those words, you should be able to read this one too.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 知り合いになる

    to make someone's acquaintance

    知り合いに聞く

    to ask an acquaintance

    知り合いにもらう

    to receive from an acquaintance

  • 知り合いの人

    an acquaintance

    知り合いの家

    an acquaintance's home

    知り合いの会社

    an acquaintance's company

  • 知り合いがいる

    to have an acquaintance, there is an acquaintance

    知り合いができる

    to make a new acquaintance

    知り合いが来る

    an acquaintance comes

Context Sentences

お知り合いですか？

Do you know each other?

知り合いだから、ちょっと聞いてみるよ。

Since I know that person, I'll ask them about it.

アイツと知り合いだとはゼッタイにバレたくない。

I absolutely don't want it to be known that I'm acquainted with them.

Kanji Composition