仲間（なかま）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 3)
Meaning: companion / buddy
Example sentences
- 信頼できる仲間と仕事をする。 — I work with colleagues I can trust.
- 仲間と力を合わせて成功した。 — We succeeded by joining forces with our companions.
Idioms & proverbs containing “仲間”
- 二人は伴侶、三人は仲間割れ (ふたりははんりょ、さんにんはなかまわれ) — two is a company, three is a crowd; one companion is better than two
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “仲間” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)