Word Meaning

ばら bara

輩 is read as ばら (bara) and means suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts).

Meaning

English

  1. suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)

Reading

Kana

ばら

Romaji

bara

Writing Variants

  • ばら bara
  • ばら bara

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 141381 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

輩出

はいしゅつ

producing (people) in great numbers

先輩

せんぱい

senior (at work or school)

後輩

こうはい

junior (at work, school, etc.)

人生の先輩

じんせいのせんぱい

older person with more life experience

吾輩

わがはい

I

Example Sentences

10

こころざしをおなじくするともがらがぜんこくからあつまった。

Comrades with the same aspirations gathered from all over the country.

こまったときこそ、しんのともがらがわかる。

It is in difficult times that you learn who your true companions are.

かれはむかしからのともがらをいまでもたいせつにしている。

He still treasures the companions he has had since long ago.

むらのともがらはみなまつりのじゅんびにでてきた。

The people of the village all came out to prepare for the festival.

おなじぎょうかいのどうはいとして、かれのせいこうはうれしい。

As a fellow in the same field, I am happy about his success.

たびのともがらとひをかこんでかたりあった。

I talked with my fellow travelers around the fire.

そのともがらはたがいにたすけあっていきてきた。

That group has lived by helping one another.

ふるいきろくには、うみをわたったともがらのながのこっている。

Old records preserve the names of the people who crossed the sea.

くらくをともにしたともがらをわすれることはできない。

I cannot forget the companions who shared both hardship and joy with me.

I am a sentence.