Word Meaning 旧友

きゅうゆう kyuuyuu

旧友 is read as きゅうゆう (kyuuyuu) and means old friend.

Meaning

English

  1. old friend
  2. old pal

Reading

Kana

きゅうゆう

Romaji

kyuuyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 19763 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

旧式

きゅうしき

old type

旧型

きゅうがた

old style

旧跡

ふるあと

historic spot

旧版

きゅうばん

old edition

旧約

きゅうやく

Old Testament

旧制

きゅうせい

old system

旧来

きゅうらい

traditional

きゅう

Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar

旧正月

きゅうしょうがつ

lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)

旧姓

きゅうせい

one's original family name

旧知

きゅうち

old friend

旧作

きゅうさく

old work

Example Sentences

10

かれとはきゅうゆうです。

He is an old friend of mine.

He is an old friend of mine.

I was invited by an old friend.

I ran across an old friend in the street.

My old friend dropped in at my house.

Yesterday I met an old friend of mine whom I had not seen for a long time.

I got a letter from an old friend yesterday.

Meeting my old friend was very pleasant.

At last, she was able to contact her old friend.

He dropped in on some old friends during his vacation trip to New York.