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仲間

なかま

comrade, peer

Mnemonic

A person right in the middle of the group with the gap between them closed up. Nobody signed anything, they just kept turning up. Na な, come かま on: なかま.

Worth knowing

Warmer than 友達 ともだち, and it works for a crew or a band. 仲がいい なかがいい is to get on well.

Built from

relations, go-between
亻 person + 中 middle
interval, gap
門 gate + 日 sun

Words sharing these kanji

harmoniously, amicably time, hour human being, people interval (of time, space, etc.) interval, duration of time, pause instant, moment to be mistaken, to be incorrect space, room before one knows, unnoticed to be in time, to answer the purpose, to be good enough mistake, error to mistake, to confuse

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