Acquaintance
noun
You've probably seen the words 知る and 合う by now. This is someone you "know" because you have "come together" before, but that's pretty much it. You don't really know them well, you just met them a couple times so you know who they are. This person is an acquaintance.
The readings are that of 知る and 合う. So long as you know those words, you should be able to read this one too.
知り合いが来る
an acquaintance comes
知り合いができる
to make a new acquaintance
知り合いがいる
to have an acquaintance, there is an acquaintance
知り合いにもらう
to receive from an acquaintance
知り合いに聞く
to ask an acquaintance
知り合いになる
to make someone's acquaintance
知り合いの会社
an acquaintance's company
知り合いの家
an acquaintance's home
知り合いの人
an acquaintance
知り合いにたのんで、トーフグのコウイチからサインをもらいました。
I asked an acquaintance to help me and I got an autograph from Koichi of Tofugu.
今知り合いにれんあい相だんしてるから、カラオケには行けないかも。ごめんね！
I’m consulting my acquaintance about my relationship with my boyfriend right now, so I probably won’t be able to join the karaoke party. Sorry!
ここだけの話なんだけど、上司が知り合いの人妻と浮気しているのよね。
Don’t tell a soul but my boss is having an affair with a married woman who is an acquaintance of mine.