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付き合い (tsukiai) Japanese meaning: association | Kotomora
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I have a long association with him.
I go out drinking as part of work socializing.
Fellowship with neighbors is important.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 と 付つ き 合あ いがある to have an ongoing association/relationship with someone
I've had a long relationship with the family next door.
付つ き 合あ いを 続つづ ける to keep up an association/relationship
Even after leaving the job, I've kept up my relationship with him.
付つ き 合あ いを 断ことわ る to decline a social invitation/relationship
付つ き 合あ いで 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something out of social obligation
I went to the drinking party out of social obligation.
〈 人ひと 〉 との 付つ き 合あ いが 長なが い to have known/associated with someone for a long time
I've known her for a long time, since our college days.
Expressions 裸はだか の 付つ き 合あ い completely honest relationship; open-hearted friendship · hanging out naked; socializing in the nude 付つ き 合あ いきれない can't deal with anymore; fed up with; enough is enough よろしくお 付つ き 合あ いください please treat me well; I look forward to working with you; please remember me Kanji 付 adhere, attach, refer to Related words 交際 is more formal and often implies romantic dating or official social relations, while 付き合い is broader and covers casual or obligatory everyday interactions.
社交 describes the general act or skill of mixing socially (as in 社交的な人), while 付き合い focuses on maintaining a specific ongoing relationship.
親交 implies a close, warm friendship, whereas 付き合い can be shallow or purely obligatory, like with neighbors or coworkers.
付き合い is the general word for maintaining a relationship with anyone, while 近所付き合い specifically means the ongoing social interaction with one's neighbors.
Word family socializing; personal relations; getting along with people
neighborly relations; interaction with neighbors
neighborly relations; socializing with neighbors
Written forms 付つ き 合あ い Usage 64%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
つきあい Usage 23%
つき 合あ い Usage 12%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, sometimes seen in informal writing.
付つき 合あ い Usage 2%
Uncommon abbreviated kanji form; may be encountered but not standard.
Etymology Noun form of the verb 付き合う (to associate with), from 付く (to attach) + 合う (mutually). The combination implies mutual attachment or interaction.
I've been busy lately, so I often turn down socializing with coworkers.
友とも 達だち 付づ き 合あ い
friendship; social relations; social life
relations with relatives; socializing with relatives · treating a non-relative as family; being on close terms as if relatives
associating with relatives; keeping in touch with relatives · family-like relationship; associating as if family
