Word Meaning 知人

ちじん chijin

知人 is read as ちじん (chijin) and means friend.

Meaning

English

  1. friend
  2. acquaintance

Reading

Kana

ちじん

Romaji

chijin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 2856 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

知識人

ちしきじん

intellectual

地獄にも知る人

じごくにもしるひと

you can make friends anywhere

人見知り

ひとみしり

shyness

人知れず

ひとしれず

secretly

個人的に知る

こじんてきにしる

to know personally

老人性認知症

ろうじんせいにんちしょう

senile dementia

米国人工知能学会

べいこくじんこうちのうがっかい

American Association for Artificial Intelligence

人知を超えた

じんちをこえた

beyond human understanding

知事

ちじ

prefectural governor

Example Sentences

3

ちじんにえきまでおくってもらいました。

An acquaintance gave me a ride to the station.

He has many acquaintances but few friends.

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.