JLPT N1 · Verb

交す (kawasu)

交す (かわす, kawasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かわす
Romaji
kawasu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
  2. to intersect; to cross; to interlace · godan verb, transitive
  3. ... with one another; ... to each other · suffix, godan verb · after the -masu stem of a verb

Example sentences

誰が議長に任命されるかについて、激しい議論がかわされた。
There was a heated argument as to who should be appointed chairman.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 交す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary交すかわす kawasu
Polite (~masu)交しますかわします kawashimasu
Negative交さないかわさない kawasanai
Polite negative交しませんかわしません kawashimasen
Past交したかわした kawashita
Polite past交しましたかわしました kawashimashita
Negative past交さなかったかわさなかった kawasanakatta
Te-form交してかわして kawashite
Potential交せるかわせる kawaseru
Passive交されるかわされる kawasareru
Causative交させるかわさせる kawasaseru
Volitional交そうかわそう kawasou
Imperative交せかわせ kawase
Conditional (~ba)交せばかわせば kawaseba

Kanji in 交す

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 交す.

Source: JMdict entry 1590750 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.