知人

acquaintance

t͡ɕ i ʑ ĩ ɴ
知 know; knowledge + 人 person; someone
noun Rare #23,459
acquaintance Somewhat more formal than 知り合い; refers to someone you know but are not necessarily friends with.
JA: 知人が近くに住んでいます。
EN: An acquaintance lives nearby.

ぼくの知人か?

Someone I know?

— 鏡 (1975)

彼の知人ですか。

Are you an acquaintance of his?

彼には知人は多いが友人は少ない。

He has many acquaintances but few friends.

知人が増えれば増えるほど、それだけ会う時間が少なくなる。

The more acquaintances you have, the less time you have to meet with them.

もし私の家が大邸宅だったら私の誕生日のパーティーには知人をみんな招待するのだが。

If my house were a mansion, I would invite all my acquaintances to my birthday party.

彼は自分の知人の誰とでも口論する。

He argues with every acquaintance he has.

知人のお見舞いに来て

I came to visit an acquaintance who’s in the hospital.

— ビッグ・シック ぼくたちの大いなる目ざめ (2017)

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