Takashi's Japanese Dictionary

A blog for learning Japanese that introduces Japanese slang words and Idioms!

  • Home
  • Dictionary Tools ▾
    • Furigana and Definition Lookup
    • Japanese Synonym Finder
    • Katakana Word Converter
  • Blog Posts ▾
    • Latest Posts
    • Phrases by Topic
    • Slang
    • Idiom
    • Column
    • Grammar
  • Lesson Slides ▾
    • For Complete Beginners
    • For Intermediate/Advanced Learners
  • Vocab List
  • Social Media
  • About
  • 英語学習サイト
You are here: Home / CM Tooltip Glossary / よっ友 (yottomo)

よっ友 (yottomo)

February 27, 2023

Click here to see the entire vocabulary list

Yomi

よっとも

Rōmaji

yottomo

Type

slang

Meaning

a hi-bye friend; a “friend” of yours whom you occasionally bump into at a certain place (e.g. at school/work) and say よ (Hi), but don’t actually start a conversation with because you barely know each other and you know it’s gonna be awkward.

Antonym

ズッ友

Additional Info

It is often used by university students, who often end up having lots of such friends after having attended several social events.

Example

SNSでよっ友にフォローされて、ちょっと気まずい
I was followed by a よっ友 on social media and feel a bit awkward

Related Articles:
  • Glossary: ズッ友 (zuttomo)

Click here to see the entire vocabulary list

ブログランキング・にほんブログ村へPVアクセスランキング にほんブログ村

Search on Takashionary
(e.g. 'food', 'cat', 'idiom')

Trending Posts

  • Myth and Meaning of “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?” in Japanese
  • 5 Meanings of 気 (ki) and 30 気-related Japanese Phrases
  • 40 Old Japanese Slang Words to Sound Funny (or Weird)
  • List of Similar and Confusing Kanji With Different Meanings
  • 30+ Japanese Words for “Very” and Their Nuances
  • 8 Funny and Cute Japanese Cat Idioms
  • 9 Essential Kansai Dialect (Kansai-ben) Words and Phrases
  • 凸, 凹, 〆, 卍: Meaning of Weird and Funny Japanese Kanji
  • にわか (niwaka) Meaning “Newbie” in Japanese Slang
  • Real Meanings of “Hentai” in Japanese
  • Meaning of Kaedama, Menkata and Barikata of Ramen Noodles
  • What 賢者タイム (Kenja Time) Means in Japanese Slang
  • 5 Meanings of ペラペラ (pera pera) in Japanese
  • 20 Japanese Words For Rain
  • Meaning and Difference of ガチ (gachi) and マジ (maji) in Japanese
  • List of 50+ Japanese Words to Describe Personality
  • Meaning of 卍 (manji) and マジ卍 (Maji manji) in Japanese
  • 引く (hiku) Meaning “Be Put off” as Japanese Slang
  • Meaning of ぼっち (Bocchi) and クリぼっち (Kuri Bocchi) in Japanese Slang
  • Japanese Slang & Idioms About Oni (鬼)
  • Essential Grammar in Kansai Dialect (関西弁, Kansai ben)
  • Boku, Ore, Watashi, Atashi: 15 Japanese Person Pronouns
  • 深夜テンション (shinya tension) Meaning “Midnight High” in Japanese Slang
  • List of Intriguing Japanese Compound Words
  • とにかく (Tonikaku) Means MORE THAN “Anyway”
  • Japanese Slang するする詐欺 (suru suru sagi, “do do fraud”)
  • List of Japanese School/University Terms
  • Funny Japanese Gaming Slang Terms
  • 十八番 (ohako) Meaning “The Song You Sing Best”
  • Meaning and Usage of なんでやねん (nandeyanen) in Japanese

Popular Posts

  • Myth and Meaning of “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?” in Japanese
  • Meaning of 卍 (manji) and マジ卍 (Maji manji) in Japanese
  • Real Meanings of “Hentai” in Japanese
  • 4 Meanings of ノリ (Nori) in Japanese Slang
  • 40 Japanese Words for “Many/Much” (Ooi, Ippai, Takusan, …)
  • 9 Essential Kansai Dialect (Kansai-ben) Words and Phrases
  • List of Similar and Confusing Kanji With Different Meanings
  • Meaning of プロ驚き屋 (“Professional Surprised Man”) in Japanese Slang 2023
  • 5 Meanings of ペラペラ (pera pera) in Japanese
  • What 賢者タイム (Kenja Time) Means in Japanese Slang

Words by Theme

  • 40 Japanese Words for “Many/Much” (Ooi, Ippai, Takusan, …)
  • 9 Essential Kansai Dialect (Kansai-ben) Words and Phrases
  • List of Similar and Confusing Kanji With Different Meanings

Idiom

  • 5 Meanings of 気 (ki) and 30 気-related Japanese Phrases
  • List of 50+ Japanese Words to Describe Personality
  • Four Meanings of 坊主 (Bouzu) in Japanese

Japlish

  • Japanese Wasei-Eigo List (“Japlish”) and Their Meanings
  • Meaning of “Paper Driver” in Japlish (Japanese English)
  • 深夜テンション (shinya tension) Meaning “Midnight High” in Japanese Slang

Slang

  • 5 Meanings of ペラペラ (pera pera) in Japanese
  • ドヤ顔 (doya gao) Meaning ‘Showing-Off Face’ in Japanese
  • 女たらし (onna tarashi) Meaning ‘Lady’s Man’ in Japanese

Column

  • Myth and Meaning of “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?” in Japanese
  • Meaning and Origin of Reiwa (令和) Era in Japanese
  • イチロー (Ichiro): What He Means to Japanese Baseball Fans

Grammar

  • Essential Grammar in Kansai Dialect (関西弁, Kansai ben)
  • Slang Meaning of 全然 (Zenzen) Without ない (Nai)
  • Grammar and Differences Between に (ni) and で (de) in Japanese

日本語記事

  • 「背水の陣」のように決死の覚悟で挑む状況を英語で
  • 「遠慮のかたまり」と「遠慮する」を英語で説明
  • 「猫を被る」を英語に訳す
  • 「一理ある」を英語に訳す

Categories

Copyright © 2026 · All Rights Reserved