Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 交際する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 交こう 際さい する 交こう 際さい しない Polite 交こう 際さい します 交こう 際さい しません Past polite 交こう 際さい しました 交こう 際さい しませんでした Past 交こう 際さい した 交こう 際さい しなかった Te-form 交こう 際さい して 交こう 際さい しないで Desire 交こう 際さい したい 交こう 際さい したくない Potential 交こう 際さい できる 交こう 際さい できない Passive 交こう 際さい される 交こう 際さい されない Causative 交こう 際さい させる 交こう 際さい させない Causative passive 交こう 際さい させられる 交こう 際さい させられない Volitional 交こう 際さい しよう Polite volitional 交こう 際さい しましょう Imperative 交こう 際さい しろ 交こう 際さい するな Conditional 交こう 際さい すれば 交こう 際さい しなければ Tara conditional 交こう 際さい したら 交こう 際さい しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 と 交こう 際さい する to date/go out with someone
I've been dating her for six months.
交こう 際さい を 申もう し 込こ む to ask someone to be your boyfriend/girlfriend
He asked her to go out with him.
交こう 際さい を 始はじ める to start dating someone
The two started dating last month.
交こう 際さい を 続つづ ける to continue a relationship
They continue their relationship even though it's long-distance.
〈 人ひと 〉 と 交こう 際さい がある to have social relations/connections with someone
He has connections with people in various industries.
Kanji 交 mingle, mixing, association Related words· 10 付き合い is a casual, everyday word covering both friendly and romantic relationships, while 交際 sounds more formal and is often used in official or romantic contexts.
交流 emphasizes exchange or interaction between groups, cultures, or ideas, while 交際 focuses on personal, ongoing relationships between individuals.
恋愛 refers to the feeling of romantic love itself, while 交際 refers to the act or state of dating someone.
交際 is the common word for socializing or maintaining a relationship, while 往来 in this sense is formal and stresses mutual visiting.
Show 6 more Show fewer 交際 usually implies a closer personal relationship, such as dating, while 社交 refers more broadly to general social activity.
交際 means socializing or association and can also imply romantic dating, while 交友 focuses narrowly on friendship.
交際する is more formal than 付き合う and usually implies a serious, often long-term romantic relationship, while 付き合う is the everyday word covering both friendships and dating.
交際 is a common standalone word for social interaction or dating, while 交 is the root kanji used only as a building block in such compounds, not on its own.
交際 specifically means dating or ongoing social association between people, whereas 間柄 is a neutral term for the type of relationship, not limited to romance.
交際 is the common modern word for socializing or dating, while 交通 used for 'intercourse' is rare, formal, and largely archaic.
Don't confuse with デート refers to a single date or outing with a romantic partner, while 交際 refers to the ongoing relationship or the fact of dating someone.
交信 (exchanging signals/messages, e.g. by radio) and 交際 (having a social or romantic relationship with someone) share the kanji 交 but refer to completely different things.
交際する shares the kanji 際 with 際する but means 'to socialize/date someone', a completely different meaning from 際する 's 'to occur at the time of'.
Word family· 21 entertainment expenses
as a matter of social courtesy; for social reasons
in a relationship; dating
friendly powers; treaty powers
diplomat
Show 5 more Show fewer sociable person; social butterfly
etiquette; social code
social skills; art of socializing
good at socializing; sociable; a good mixer
bad at socializing; poor social skills
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Etymology Compound of 交 (interchange, mixing) and 際 (occasion, contact), referring to mutual contact and association. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination has been used to mean social intercourse since at least the Meiji period.
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