Vocabulary

What does 知人 (ちじん, chijin) mean?

知人 (ちじん, chijin) means acquaintance.

Quick facts
Readingちじん
Romajichijin
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ちじん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchijin

acquaintance

  1. 1noun friend; acquaintance

Example sentences

  • I happened to run into an acquaintance at the station.

  • An acquaintance of mine works at this company.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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