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  • December 2, 2012 at 12:18 pm #37380

    Phillip
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    I want to know how to say that someone is an old friend, and I think it would be 古い友, but I don’t want to mean that they’re aged well.  I want to mean that I’ve known them for an extended period of time. Would it be the same word? Thanks. :)

    December 2, 2012 at 2:59 pm #37381

    Joel
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    Well, you don’t use 古い in reference to people anyway, so… no.

    My dictionary suggests 旧友 or 旧知, but dictionaries are not infallible.

     

    December 2, 2012 at 4:26 pm #37382

    Anonymous

    Oh yes, I certainly agree that dictionaries are not infallible.  But those words Joel mentioned should be fine.

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