友達というほどではないが友達だ。

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友達 いう ほど ない 友達

English Translation

He is not a friend, but an acquaintance.

Furigana

友達(ともだち)というほどではないが友達(ともだち)だ。

Romanji

Tomodachi to iu hodo de wa nai ga tomodachi da.

Words

友達 (ともだち)
friend; companion
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

Kanji

Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain