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旧知: old friend, old acquaintance | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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旧知

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旧知(きゅうち)

きゅうち

old friend, old acquaintance

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Reading and meaning Example sentences Kanji in this lesson

Reading and meaning

Reading: きゅうち
Romaji: kyuuchi
Meaning: old friend, old acquaintance
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

旧知(きゅうち)の友人(ゆうじん)が突然訪(とつぜんたず)ねてきた。
An old friend suddenly came to visit.
旧知(きゅうち)の研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)と再会(さいかい)した。
I reunited with a researcher who was an old acquaintance.
旧知(きゅうち)の間柄(あいだがら)とはいえ、彼(かれ)に頼(たよ)るのは気(き)が引(

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けた。

Although we were old acquaintances, I felt hesitant to ask him for help.

その作家(さっか)とは旧知(きゅうち)の仲(なか)である。

I have known that writer for a long time.

Kanji in this lesson

旧old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-JLPT N3 知know, wisdomJLPT N4