知人
ちじん
chijin
JLPT N2nounVocabularyLevel 74 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
知人 (ちじん (chijin)) means "Acquaintance". It is a Japanese noun. Pronunciation, examples, and related kanji are on this page.
Meaning
Acquaintance
Also : friend
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Example Sentences
駅で偶然、大学時代の知人に出会った。
えきでぐうぜん、だいがくじだいのちじんにであった。
By chance, I ran into an acquaintance from university days at the station.
その知人は仕事で一緒に働いた信頼できる人だ。
そのちじんはしごとでいっしょにはたらいたしんらいできるひとだ。
That acquaintance is a trustworthy person I worked with professionally.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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