友達以上恋人未満

ともだちいじょうこいびとみまん

Also written 友だち以上恋人未満

Meanings

1. Expression, の-adjective, な-adjective more than friends, less than lovers

Kanji

• 友 friend. Read as とも.
• 達 -s. Read as たち.
• 以 from
• 上 up. Read as ジョウ.
• 恋 romance. Read as こい.
• 人 person. Read as ひと.
• 未 not yet
• 満 full. Read as マン.

Example sentences

• トムとは友達以上恋人未満の関係です。
  Tom is more than my friend, but he's not quite my boyfriend.

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