• 友達ともだち — friend
• 親友しんゆう — close friend / best friend
• 友人ゆうじん — friend (formal)
• 友情ゆうじょう — friendship
• 友好ゆうこう — amicable relations
• 学友がくゆう — schoolmate

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• 友ともだちになる — become friends
• 友達ともだちを作つくる — make friends
• 親友しんゆうと話はなす — talk with a best friend
• 友情ゆうじょうを深ふかめる — deepen friendship

友とも is an old pictograph linked to “companionship” — the idea of people standing together and supporting each other. You’ll see it across everyday words like 友達ともだち and 親友しんゆう, and also in more formal terms like 友好ゆうこう (friendly relations).