友情

Pronunciation

Noun

友情

1. friendship

Adjective

友情

1. (neologism, often adverbial) friendly; cordial; kind

   友情提醒  ―  yǒuqíng tíxǐng  ―  to gently remind; friendly reminder

   友情出演  ―  yǒuqíng chūyǎn  ―  to perform in a drama series, film, etc. out of kindness (usually of a celebrity)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ゆうじょー [yùújóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːʑo̞ː]
  • Homophones: 有情, 邑城, 揖譲, 優諚

Noun

友情 (hiragana ゆうじょう, rōmaji yūjō, historical hiragana いうじやう)

1. friendship
   • 1998 December 29 [Mar 9 1997], Takahashi, Kazuki, “遊闘バトル１　神かみのパズル [Battle 1: Divine Puzzle]”, in 遊ゆう☆戯ぎ☆王おう [King of Games], volume 2 (fiction, in Japanese), 12th edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 53:

     ははは…残 (ざん)念 (ねん)…オレの宝 (たから)もよ「見 (み)えるんだけど見 (み)えねえモノ」だから見 (み)せられねえのさ！

     Hahaha… Zannen… Ore no takara mo yo “mierun da kedo mie nē mono” dakara miserare nē no sa!

     Hahaha… Sorry… My treasure is “visible yet invisible,” so I can’t show it to you!

     見 (み)えるんだけど見 (み)えないモノ……？？‥‥…？

     Mierun da kedo mie nai mono……?? ‥‥…?

     Visible yet invisible……??‥‥…?

     それは「友 (ゆう)情 (じょう)」さ！オレとお前 (まえ)は互 (たが)いに見 (み)えっけどよ————友 (ゆう)情 (じょう)ってやつは見 (み)えねーだろ！

     Sore wa “yūjō” sa! Ore to omae wa tagai ni miekkedo yo———— Yūjōtte yatsu wa mie nē daro!

     It’s “friendshipyūjō”! You and I are both visible———— But friendshipyūjō is invisible!

   • 2012 April 21 [May 31 2008], Higa, Aloha, “しろくまカフェようこそ　フィッシング編へん [Welcome to Polar Bear Cafe: Fishing]”, in しろくまカフェ [Polar Bear Cafe], volume 1 (fiction, in Japanese), 17th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 11:

     …危 (き)機 (き)だよ　友 (ゆう)情 (じょう)の……それはドジョウ　それはコショウ　それは勲 (くん)章 (しょう)　それは合 (がっ)唱 (しょう)

     …Kiki da yo yūjō no… …Sore wa dojō Sore wa koshō Sore wa kunshō Sore wa gasshō

     …This is getting bad, our friendshipyūjō… …That’s ‘pond loachdojō.’ That’s ‘black pepperkoshō.’ That’s ‘orderkunshō.’ That’s ‘chorusgasshō.’

See also

• 愛 (あい)情 (じょう) (aijō, “affection”)