Word Meaning 益友

えきゆう ekiyuu

益友 is read as えきゆう (ekiyuu) and means good friend.

Meaning

English

  1. good friend
  2. useful friend

Reading

Kana

えきゆう

Romaji

ekiyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 損友 Rank 67017 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

益者三友

えきしゃさんゆう

three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones

三益友

さんえきゆう

three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones

えき

profit

益々

ますます

increasingly

益金

えききん

profit

益人

ますひと

people

益回り

えきまわり

earnings yield

益税

えきぜい

profits tax

益する

えきする

to benefit (the world, society, etc.)

益々もって

ますますもって

increasingly

益荒男振り

ますらおぶり

manly poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)