知り合い (しりあい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

知り合い (しりあい) means acquaintance / someone you know.

See example sentences below.

知り合い at a glance

知り合い

しりあいshiriai

N2noun

acquaintance / someone you know

知り合いしりあいshiriaiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

acquaintance / someone you know

Example 1

彼は私の知り合いです。

Translation

He is my acquaintance.

Example 2

知り合いから電話がありました。

Translation

I got a call from an acquaintance.