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noun[C]
an acquaintance; a person one knows, but usually not very closely
shiriai
Pronunciation
Etymology
Nominal form related to 知り合う, meaning “to get to know each other,” from 知る “to know” and 合う “to do mutually; to fit together.”
Examples
彼はただの知り合いです。
Kare wa tada no shiriai desu.
He is just an acquaintance.
駅で昔の知り合いに会った。
Eki de mukashi no shiriai ni atta.
I met an old acquaintance at the station.
知り合いからその店をすすめられた。
Shiriai kara sono mise o susumerareta.
An acquaintance recommended that shop to me.
Character Breakdown
知
shi
know
り
ri
hiragana syllable; part of the verb-derived form
合
a
meet; fit; mutual
い
i
hiragana syllable; part of the nominal ending
Collocations
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