知人（ちじん）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: acquaintance
Example sentences
- 駅でばったり知人に会った。 — I ran into an acquaintance at the station.
- 知人の紹介で今の仕事を見つけた。 — I found my current job through an acquaintance's introduction.
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