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交

mingle
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingまじ.わる、まじ.える、ま.じる、まじ.る、ま.ざる、ま.ぜる、-か.う、か.わす、かわ.す、こもごも
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. mingleRtK
    彼は村人たちと交際しない。He doesn't mingle with the villagers.tatoeba
  2. association
  3. coming & going
  4. mixing
  1. to mix
  2. to combine
  3. to include
  4. to exchange (words, fire, etc.)
  5. to cross (e.g. swords)

Popular Usage

交番交差点交通外交交換交際交差交替交流交通機関交わす

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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top hat (亠) · father

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1368

Compound words

交番こうばん
police box; koban; small neighborhood police station; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
交差点こうさてん
crossing; intersection
交通こうつう
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
外交がいこう
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
交換こうかん
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter
交際こうさい
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
交差こうさ
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
交流こうりゅう
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; mingling; mixing
交通機関こうつうきかん
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
交換するこうかんする
exchange
交わすかわす
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; to interlace; ... with one another
交易こうえき
trade; commerce
交互こうご
alternate; alternating
交錯こうさく
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting
交渉こうしょう
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; talks; connection
交信こうしん
telecommunications; correspondence
交戦こうせん
war; battle; hostilities
交付こうふ
delivery; issuance; handing over; granting
交友こうゆう
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
国交こっこう
diplomatic relations
社交しゃこう
social life; social intercourse
性交せいこう
sexual intercourse; sex; coitus
絶交ぜっこう
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
交代こうたい
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution

Additional Examples

彼は不動産屋にもう少し値引きするよう交渉した。
He bargained with the house agent for a lower price.tatoeba
彼は彼女との交際を続けている。
He stays in touch with her.tatoeba
彼は全ての親類と絶交した。
He broke with all his relatives.tatoeba
(交差点より北西)
(In the northwest of the crossing)wiki
(交差点より北東)
(In the northeast of the crossing)wiki
右京警察署 西五条交番
The Nishi Gojo Police Box of the Ukyo Police Stationwiki
五条警察署烏丸丸太町交番
The Marutamachi police box of the Gojo police stationwiki
呉市交通局　一部
Kure City Transportation Bureau: partially introducedwiki
現在の日本の交通
Current transportation in Japanwiki
樺太・千島交換条約
Treaty of Saint Petersburgwiki
官営電話交換制度を実施。
He inaugurated government-controlled telephone exchange system.wiki
交替勤務をする官人。
Kannin to work in shifts.wiki
広隆寺資材交替実録帳
Koryu-ji Shizai-Kotai Jitsurokucho (Record of the Replacement of Materials of Koryu-ji Temple)wiki
他交通機関との競合
Competition with other means of transportationwiki
公共交通機関利用の場合
Via public transportationwiki
国際交流センター
International Exchange Centerwiki
学術交流包括協定
Cooperation on comprehensive education exchangewiki
夏の終り、源氏は紫の上と新枕を交わす。
At the end of the summer, Genji and lady Murasaki consummate their marriage.wiki
班女は京より東下りの吉田の少将と恋に落ち、互いに扇を取り交わす。
Hanjo fell in love with Yoshida no Shosho, who was on his way to the east from Kyoto, and they exchanged their fans.wiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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