I Love Kanji交
交 – mingle, mixing, association
6 strokesTaught in grade 2#178 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 交 means mingle, mixing, association, coming & going. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ (kou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is 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 (majiwaru, majieru, majiru, majiru, mazaru, mazeru, kau, kawasu, kawasu, komogomo). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 亠 (no. 8).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | コウ | kou |
| Kun’yomi | まじ.わる | majiwaru |
| Kun’yomi | まじ.える | majieru |
| Kun’yomi | ま.じる | majiru |
| Kun’yomi | まじ.る | majiru |
| Kun’yomi | ま.ざる | mazaru |
| Kun’yomi | ま.ぜる | mazeru |
| Kun’yomi | -か.う | kau |
| Kun’yomi | か.わす | kawasu |
| Kun’yomi | かわ.す | kawasu |
| Kun’yomi | こもごも | komogomo |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 亠 (Kangxi radical 8). Components: 父・亠.
Words using 交
交番こうばんpolice box交差点こうさてんcrossing交通こうつうtraffic外交がいこうdiplomacy交換こうかんexchange交際こうさいcompany交ざるまざるto be mixed交じるまじるto be mixed交ぜるまぜるto mix交差こうさcrossing交替こうたいchange交代こうたいchange交流こうりゅうexchange (e.g. cultural)交通機関こうつうきかん(means of) transportation交互こうごalternate交渉こうしょうnegotiations交付こうふdelivery国交こっこうdiplomatic relations交すかわすto exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)社交しゃこうsocial life交えるまじえるto mix交わるまじわるto cross
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.