Vocabulary
知り合い

知しり合あい

shiriaiai
Common N3 noun

Translations

1. acquaintance
2. person one knows

Notes

The term '知り合い' is often used to describe someone you know casually or have met but do not have a deep relationship with. It is less formal than '友達' (friend) and more distant.

Examples

彼かれは私わたしの知しり合あいです。

Kare wa watashi no shiriai desu.

He is my acquaintance.

知しり合あいに会あった。

Shiriai ni atta.

I met an acquaintance.

彼女かのじょは多おおくの知しり合あいがいます。

Kanojo wa ōku no shiriai ga imasu.

She has many acquaintances.