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差し交わす (さしかわす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

差さし交かわす

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Meanings

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godan verb (-su), transitive verb

cross; exchange

Used for crossing or exchanging things like swords, words, or glances. Often implies a mutual action or confrontation.

二人ふたりは激はげしく言こと葉ばを差さし交かわした。
The two exchanged heated words.
剣けんを差さし交かわす場ば

面めん

が

印いん

象しょう

的てき

だっ

た

。

The scene where they crossed swords was impressive.

Written forms

差さし交かわす
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
差さし交かわす
Variant spelling with less okurigana; less common but still encountered.
差さし交かわす
Abbreviated okurigana variant; rare and possibly archaic.

Kanji

差distinction, difference, variation
交mingle, mixing, association

Similar words

交かわす
交わす is a more general verb for exchanging or dodging, while 差し交わす specifically emphasizes a mutual crossing or confrontation, often with a nuance of direct engagement.

Etymology

Compound of 差し (prefix adding a sense of doing something toward or mutually) and 交わす (to exchange, cross). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination yields the meaning of crossing or exchanging in a confrontational or mutual manner.