交こう際さい社しゃ会かい

Meanings

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noun

society; social circles

Refers to the social world or one's social environment, often with a nuance of the company one keeps or the social scene one moves in.

彼かれは交こう際さい社しゃ会かいが広ひろい。
He has a wide social circle.
交こう際さい社しゃ会かいのルールを学まなぶ。
Learn the rules of social circles.

meeting, meet, party

Similar words

社しゃ会かい
社会 is the general word for 'society' as a whole, while 交際社会 specifically refers to the social world of personal relationships and socializing.
社しゃ交こう界かい
社交界 also means 'social circles' or 'high society', but often carries a more formal or upper-class nuance compared to 交際社会.

Etymology

Compound of 交際 (こうさい, 'association, socializing') and 社会 (しゃかい, 'society'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination straightforwardly yields the meaning 'social circles' or 'the society one associates with'.