類友

Reading

Kana: るいとも

Romaji: ruitomo

Definition

noun

1

hobby friend; friend gained through common interests or personality

Note: colloquialism

See also: 類は友を呼ぶ

Kanji

類

Readings: ルイ、 たぐ.い

Meanings: sort, kind, variety, class, genus

友

Readings: ユウ、 とも

Meaning: friend

Example Sentence

似(に)てくると言(い)うよりは類(るい)友(とも)みたいな感(かん)じですね。

➥Rather than coming to resemble each other, it feels like they are birds of a feather.