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Kanji Detail for 交 - "to mix, to exchange, to cross"

交

  • Meaning

    交 means "to mix, to exchange, to cross."

    1. To mix - To mingle; to blend; to combine.

    2. To cross - To intersect.

    3. To blend - To harmonize.

    4. Association - Socializing; interacting.

    5. To exchange - To trade; to swap.

    6. Alternately - In turn; mutually.

  • Words using 交

    • 交流 こうりゅう Listen exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction
    • 交渉 こうしょう Listen negotiations; bargaining; discussions
    • 外交 がいこう Listen diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
    • 交換 こうかん Listen exchange; interchange; switching
    • 交通 こうつう Listen traffic; transportation; communication
    • 交代 こうたい Listen change; alternation; rotation
    • 国交 こっこう Listen diplomatic relations
    • 交付 こうふ Listen delivery; issuance; handing over

  • Four-character idioms with 交

    • 外交辞令 がいこうじれい Listen diplomatic turn of phrase; diplomatic language; tactful way of expressing something
    • 世代交代 せだいこうたい Listen alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations
    • 善隣外交 ぜんりんがいこう Listen good-neighbor diplomacy; a good-neighbor policy
    • 玉石混交 ぎょくせきこんこう Listen mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff
    • 社交辞令 しゃこうじれい Listen something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words
    • 管鮑之交 かんぽうのまじわり Listen inseparable friendship

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    • Verified meaning: to mix, to exchange, to cross
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read よしみ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 交

    Surnames 交(よしみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    mingle; mixing; association; coming & going

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; (of lines) to intersect; variant of 跤[jiao1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Mutual association of friends. Those who associate with each other are called 交遊 (friends). Those who become close confidants are called 知交 (close friends). Politely interacting with each other is called 交際 (social interaction). Having business relations is called 交涉 (dealings). Nations associating with each other is called 邦交 (diplomatic relations). One's own country's relations with foreign countries is called 外交 (foreign affairs). | To intersect. Such as making a cross shape, where the horizontal and vertical lines meet is called 交點 (intersection point). Or making a triangle, the angle formed by two lines is called 交角 (intersection angle). | All things with mutual relationships are called 交. Such as contracts speaking of 交換 (exchange), buying and selling called 交易 (trade). | This side gives and that side receives, clarifying where duties and authority lie. Such as taxes speaking of 交納 (payment), handled matters having 交代 (handover). | Together; jointly. Such as 交口稱譽, meaning everyone jointly praises. Also describing many and mixed things. Such as 觥籌交錯 (wine cups and tallies crossing), 風雪交加 (wind and snow together). | Same meaning as 際. Such as 春夏之交, meaning the junction of spring and summer. | Leaving here and going there. Such as colloquially saying 交運脫運 (change of fortune).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ka.u(か-う) か-う

    kawa.su(か-わす) か-わす

    komogomo(こもごも) こもごも

    ma.zaru(ま-ざる) ま-ざる

    maji.eru(まじ-える) まじ-える

    maji.ru(ま-じる) ま-じる

    maji.waru(まじ-わる) まじ-わる

    mazeru(ま-ぜる) ま-ぜる

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    亠 (nabebuta・keisankammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    to mix to cross to exchange blend intersect interact interchange mingle combine associate relationship alternate socialize join swap

Sentences including 交

  • There wasn't much traffic.

  • All the traffic was brought to a standstill by the accident.

  • What happened at that crossing?

  • The street is clogged with traffic.

  • The accident took place near that intersection.

  • He has something to do with the traffic accident.

  • As a result of a traffic accident , several persons were killed.

  • An accident has happened.

  • Traffic on the street was really terrible.

  • Traffic is all tied up.

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