(なかよ)

なかよい
i-adjective
on good terms; friendly; close
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present仲良(なかよ)仲良(なかよ)くない
Past仲良(なかよ)かった仲良(なかよ)くなかった
て form仲良(なかよ)くて仲良(なかよ)くなくて
Adverbial仲良(なかよ)
Conditional ば仲良(なかよ)ければ仲良(なかよ)くなければ
Conditional たら仲良(なかよ)かったら仲良(なかよ)くなかったら
1. on good terms; friendly; close
Describing people who get along well and have a warm, close relationship. A colloquial i-adjective related to the noun 仲良(なかよ)し.
二人(ふたり)はとても仲良(なかよ)い。
The two of them are very close.
兄弟(きょうだい)仲良(なかよ)いのはいいことだ。
It's a good thing when siblings are on good terms.
彼女(かのじょ)とは学生(がくせい)時代(じだい)からずっと仲良(なかよ)くしている。
I've been on good terms with her ever since our student days.

A colloquial i-adjective meaning that people get along well. Built from (なか) (relationship) + ()い (good).

USAGE:

  • The more standard ways to say this are (なか)がいい / (なか)がよい (with が}) and the set phrase {仲(なか)のいい. 仲良(なかよ)い as a single word is common in casual speech and writing.
  • The adverbial 仲良(なかよ)く is very common: 仲良(なかよ)くする (to get along), 仲良(なかよ)くなる (to become friends).

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 仲良(なかよ)し: a close friend; being close — the noun form, also used as a na-adjective
  • (した)しい: close, intimate — emphasizes depth of a personal bond rather than simply getting along