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Illustration of 交際

交際こうさい

こうさい kousai Play N3 Noun Suru verb Intransitive

人と親しく付き合うこと。また、その付き合い。 company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance

Example 1

その男は妻と交際し始めた。

The man took up with his wife.

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Example 2

妹いもうとは彼かれらとの交際こうさいを望のぞんでいない。

My sister doesn't wish to associate with them.

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Kanji breakdown

交

N3

mingle; mixing; association; coming & going

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
Radical
亠

際

N3

occasion; side; edge; verge; dangerous; adventurous; indecent; time; when

On reading
サイ
Kun reading
きわ、-ぎわ
Radical
阜
Illustration of 交換
N3

こうかん

exchange; interchange; reciprocity

Illustration of 外交
N3

がいこう

diplomacy

Illustration of 実際
N3

じっさい

practical; actual condition; status quo

Illustration of 際

際

N3

さい

on the occasion of; circumstances

Illustration of 交差点
N5

こうさてん

intersection