I Love Kanji交わる (majiwaru)
交わる (まじわる, majiwaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to cross; to intersect”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- まじわる
- Romaji
- majiwaru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to cross; to intersect; to join; to meet · godan verb, intransitive
- to associate with; to mingle with; to consort with · godan verb, intransitive
- to have a sexual relationship; to copulate · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 交わる
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 交わる | まじわる majiwaru |
| Polite (~masu) | 交わります | まじわります majiwarimasu |
| Negative | 交わらない | まじわらない majiwaranai |
| Polite negative | 交わりません | まじわりません majiwarimasen |
| Past | 交わった | まじわった majiwatta |
| Polite past | 交わりました | まじわりました majiwarimashita |
| Negative past | 交わらなかった | まじわらなかった majiwaranakatta |
| Te-form | 交わって | まじわって majiwatte |
| Potential | 交われる | まじわれる majiwareru |
| Passive | 交わられる | まじわられる majiwarareru |
| Causative | 交わらせる | まじわらせる majiwaraseru |
| Volitional | 交わろう | まじわろう majiwarou |
| Imperative | 交われ | まじわれ majiware |
| Conditional (~ba) | 交われば | まじわれば majiwareba |
Kanji in 交わる
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 交わる.
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
Source: JMdict entry 1271700 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.