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級友 (きゅうゆう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

級きゅう友ゆう

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Meanings

1

noun

Refers to a fellow student in the same class or grade at school. Slightly more formal than クラスメート.

彼かれは高こう校こう時じ代だいの級きゅう友ゆうです。
He is a classmate from my high school days.
級きゅう友ゆうと一いっ緒しょに勉べん強きょうするのが好すきだ

。

I like studying with my classmates.

Kanji

級class, rank, grade
友friend

Similar words

クラスメート
More casual and common in everyday speech; 級友 is slightly more formal and often used in writing or reminiscing about school days.
同どう級きゅう生せい
Also means classmate, but can refer to someone in the same grade even if not in the same class. 級友 specifically implies the same class.

Etymology

Compound of 級 (class, grade) and 友 (friend). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the early 20th century.