旧きゅう友ゆう

noun

old friend; old pal

Refers to a friend from the past, often someone you haven't seen in a long time. Slightly formal and literary compared to casual alternatives like 昔の友達.

• 先せん日じつ、大だい学がく時じ代だいの旧きゅう友ゆうと十じゅう年ねんぶりに再さい会かいした。

  The other day, I reunited with an old friend from my university days for the first time in ten years.