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交際

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

交際 — “association, socializing, keeping company”

交際 (read こうさい) means association, socializing, keeping company. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

こうさい

Meaning

association, socializing, keeping company

交際 in a sentence

近所きんじょと交際こうさいする。

I socialize with my neighbors.

The kanji in 交際

交mingling; exchange
際occasion, time; edge

Words that share a kanji with 交際

交差点こうさてん— intersection
交番こうばん— police box
交通こうつう— traffic, transportation
外交がいこう— diplomacy
交換こうかん— exchange, swap
交流こうりゅう— exchange, interchange, interaction
交じるまじる— to be mixed in, to mingle, to be mixed among
交差こうさ— crossing, intersection, to cross, to intersect

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