Vocab Info

N3 Noun

知人(ちじん)friend, acquaintance

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      friend, acquaintance

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    知人 【ちじん】

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      知人(ちじん)(たず)ねるために新幹線(しんかんせん)()る。

      I will ride the bullet train to visit an acquaintance.

      • N3

      旅行(りょこう)(ちゅう)偶然(ぐうぜん)知人(ちじん)とばったり()いました。

      I happened to run into an acquaintance during my trip.

      • N3

      自身(じしん)芸術(げいじゅつ)()である(かれ)美術(びじゅつ)(かい)知人(ちじん)(おお)くいるそうです。

      He, being an artist himself, has many acquaintances in the art world.

      • N3

      知人(ちじん)()いに(となり)(まち)まで()った。ところが(うん)(わる)く、知人(ちじん)外出(がいしゅつ)(ちゅう)だった。

      I went to the neighboring town to meet an acquaintance. Unfortunately, they were out when I arrived.

      • N3

      (にん)(たす)けを(もと)めずにここまでボロボロになるのなら知人(ちじん)(たよ)れば()かった。

      If it’s gotten this battered by not asking for help from acquaintances, you should have relied on them.

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