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行き交い (ゆきかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

行ゆき交かい

also: いきかい

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Meanings

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noun

coming and going; traffic

Describes the movement of people or vehicles back and forth; often used for the flow of pedestrians or traffic in a particular area.

駅えき前まえは人ひとの行ゆき交かいが絶たえない。
There is a constant coming and going of people in front of the station.
この通とおりは車くるま

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This street has heavy traffic.

Written forms

行き交いUsage100%
- ゆきかい
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- いきかい
  Alternate reading いきかい; less common than ゆきかい.
行交い
- ゆきかい
  Variant spelling with the same reading; less common but still encountered.
- いきかい
  Variant spelling with the alternate reading いきかい.
往き交い
- ゆきかい
  Rare variant using 往; may be seen in older or literary texts.
- いきかい
  Rare variant with the alternate reading いきかい.
いきかい

Kanji

行going, journey, carry out
交mingle, mixing, association
往journey, travel, chase away

Similar words

往おう来らい
往来 is more formal and often used for roads or official traffic; 行き交い is more descriptive of the movement itself.
交こう通つう
交通 is the general term for transportation and traffic systems; 行き交い focuses on the actual flow of people or vehicles.

Etymology

Compound of the continuative form of 行く (iku/yuku, 'to go') and 交い (kai, from 交う 'to intersect, cross'), literally 'going and crossing'. The reading ゆきかい is more common than いきかい.