noun
Refers to a person one knows but is not necessarily close to; distinct from 友達 (friend).
彼は仕事の知り合いです。
He is a work acquaintance.
知り合いから紹介してもらった。
I was introduced by an acquaintance.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Search-only variant; not recommended for active use.
Search-only variant; not recommended for active use.
Search-only variant; not recommended for active use.
友達 is a friend, implying a closer relationship than 知り合い.
Compound of 知り (continuative form of 知る, 'to know') + 合い (continuative form of 合う, 'to meet'), literally 'knowing each other'.