JLPT N3 · 6 strokes
Kanji 交: "mingle, mixing, association"
The kanji 交 means "mingle, mixing, association, coming & going". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read コウ in on'yomi and まじ.わる, まじ.える, ま.じる, まじ.る, ま.ざる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まじ.わるまじ.えるま.じるまじ.るま.ざる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | mingle, mixing, association, coming & going |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 178 of 2,501 |
Common words with 交
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 交渉negotiations; bargaining; discussions; talks · connection; relationship; relations; dealings
- 交わすto exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.) · to intersect; to cross; to interlace
- 交換exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity
- 交流exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; mingling · alternating current; AC
- 交代change; alternation; rotation; replacement
- 交えるto mix; to combine; to include · to exchange (words, fire, etc.)
- 言葉を交わすto exchange words
- 交互alternate; alternating
- 交際company; friendship; association; society · (romantic) involvement; dating
- 飛び交うto fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
- 交わるto cross; to intersect; to join; to meet · to associate with; to mingle with; to consort with
- 交互にalternately; by turns; one after the other
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