JapanLingo

知り合いしりあい

shiriai

acquaintance

N3

How to remember this word

Make 知り合い yours: write one short sentence about “acquaintance” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.

Example sentences

Example 1

ibento de shiriai ga fuemashita.

I made more acquaintances at the event.

Example 2

shiriai ni shoukai shite moratte, ima no heya o mitsukemashita.

An acquaintance introduced me to it, and that is how I found my current apartment.