noun
association with people; social interaction
Refers to the act of mixing or interacting with others in a social context. Often used in phrases like 人交わりが苦手 or 人交わりを避ける.
彼は人交りが苦手で、休日はいつも家にいる。
He is not good at social interaction and always stays home on his days off.
新しい土地では、人交りを積極的にするようにしている。
In a new place, I try to actively interact with people.
交際 is a broader term for social relations and companionship, while 人交り specifically emphasizes the act of mingling with people.
人付き合い is more common in everyday speech for socializing and personal relationships, whereas 人交り is slightly more formal or literary.
Compound of 人 (ひと, 'person') and 交わり (まじわり, 'mixing, association'), the nominalized form of 交わる (まじわる, 'to mix, to associate').