Kanji Detail for 朋 - "friend, companion, peer"

朋

Jinmeiyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
朋 means "friend, companion, peer."
1. Friend - A companion; a comrade.
2. Peer - One who studies under the same teacher.
3. Ally - A partner with shared purpose.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

companion; friend

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

friend, pal, acquaintance

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

friend

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

friend, pal, acquaintance

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Friends. Those studying under the same teacher are 朋. Those sharing the same aspirations are 友. | Faction. Such as 朋比為奸, meaning forming factions for personal gain. | To compare. Such as 碩大無朋 means incomparably great. From "Book of Odes." | Five cowrie shells make one 朋. In ancient times, cowries were used as currency. Hence thanking someone for generous gifts is called 百朋之錫 (gift of a hundred peng). Also from "Book of Odes."
Onyomi

hoh(ほう)
Kunyomi

nakama(なかま)

tomo(とも)
Strokes

8 strokes
Radical

月 (tsuki・tsukihen)
Related Keywords
friend companion comrade peer ally partner colleague fellow classmate associate buddy pal confidant friendship loyal true faithful bond camaraderie brotherhood