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情交 (じょうこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
sexual intercourse ; sexual liaison ; intimacy
A formal or literary term for sexual relations or intimate involvement. Often used in legal, medical, or serious narrative contexts rather than everyday conversation.
その 小しょう 説せつ で は 、 主しゅ 人じん 公こう の 情じょう 交こう が 重じゅう 要よう な 場ば 面めん と し て 描えが か れ て いる 。
In that novel, the protagonist's intimacy is depicted as an important scene.
Kanji 情 feelings, emotion, passion 交 mingle, mixing, association Similar words 性せい 交こう 性交 is a more clinical and direct term for sexual intercourse, while 情交 carries a nuance of emotional involvement or a liaison.
肉にく 体たい 関かん 係けい 肉体関係 is a common, straightforward phrase for a physical relationship, whereas 情交 is more literary and formal.
Etymology Compound of 情 (emotion, feelings) and 交 (intercourse, exchange), literally 'emotional exchange'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji suggest a connection involving both emotional and physical intimacy.
