親友
しんゆう · shinyuu · JLPT N3 · noun
friend
🤝 親友 = intimate (親) + friend (友): the friend as close as family
親 means parent or intimate, the same shin as in 親切 (kind). 友 is friend, the yuu of 友人 and 友情. Put together: a friend close enough to count as kin. Sound hook: shin-yuu, the friend who stays near your shin, right at your side.