友 = 又 + 𠂇

友 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “friend”. It is built from 又 (or again) and 𠂇 (by one's side). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 760. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: friend
RTK frame: 760
Strokes: 4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ユウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): とも
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: друг
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 友 friend

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 友

How to find 友 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “or again” + “by one's side”. 友 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 友 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.