漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons
交: mingle, mixing
Also: association, coming & going
亠 carries the meaning · 父 is drawn in
Five readings, and the words that use each
コウkou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 交通こうつうtraffic
- 交番こうばんpolice box
- 国交こっこうdiplomatic relations
- 交換するこうかんするexchange [v.t.]
- 交流するこうりゅうするintermingle
- 交際するこうさいするkeep company, date
まじわるmajiwaru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 交わるまじわるcross, join [v.i.]
まじるmajiru · kun'yomi
- 交じるまじるbe mixed [v.i.]
まざるmazaru · kun'yomi
- 交ざるまざるbe mixed, join [v.i.]
-かう-kau · kun'yomi
- 飛び交うとびかうfly past each other
- 行き交ういきかうgo past each other
Also read まじえる, まじる, まぜる, かわす, かわす, こもごも, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Pictogram (象形)
A human with crossed legs. In today's writing, the upper part of the human is similar to 立, which in turn depicts a man standing.
Source: Wiktionary, 交 (rev. 93807539), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Lid (亠) + father/cross (父/爻 variant). Originally suggested a lid or top being "crossed" or swapped, leading to the meaning of exchange and traffic.”
Connections
交 gives its sound to
The family reading is コウ (kou). Sound parts: KanjiVG.
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by sideIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jiāo
Same form: 交 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 交 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 交 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jiāo most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.