Onyomi: コウ · Kunyomi: -か.う, か.わす, かわ.す, こもごも, ま.ざる, ま.じる, ま.ぜる, まじ.える, まじ.る, まじ.わる · Meanings: association, coming & going, mingle, mixing
Kanji for association, coming going, mingle, mixing
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交 is formed as a single character representing things coming together and crossing. It originally expressed the idea of crossing paths or interacting with each other. From this sense of meeting and mutual involvement, 交 came to mean to mix, interact, exchange, or associate.
交 represents coming together or crossing, meaning interaction or exchange.
交 is used when two sides meet and affect each other. It refers to interaction, exchange, or connection between people or things. Remember 交 as meaning mutual involvement or crossing.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 交 | こう | association, fellowship | Noun |
| 交々 | こもごも | alternately, in succession | Adverb (fukushi) |
| 交差点 | こうさてん | crossing, intersection | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 交番 | こうばん | police box, koban, small neighborhood police station | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 交通 | こうつう | traffic, transportation | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb |
| 交流 | こうりゅう | exchange (e.g. cultural), interchange, interaction, mingling, mixing, coming together | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 交渉 | こうしょう | negotiations, bargaining, discussions, talks | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 交換 | こうかん | exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques) | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 交際 | こうさい | company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 交代 | こうたい | change, alternation, rotation, replacement, substitution, shift, relief, taking turns | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |