JLPT N3 · Love

交際

こうさい

dating; association

Stroke order of 交際

2 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

交 · 6 strokes際 · 14 strokes

Memory trick

Crossing (交) paths at the border (際): going out together.

Parts: 交 mix + 際 occasion/edge

Example sentence

二人は交際している。

ふたりはこうさいしている。

The two of them are dating.

Words with 交

交番police box 交差点intersection 交通traffic; transportation 交渉negotiation 交通費travel expenses 交換exchange 外交diplomacy 交流exchange 社交的sociable 意見交換exchange of views

Words with 際

国際international 国際化internationalization 実際reality; actually

More words: Love

恋愛romance; love 恋love 片思いunrequited love 初恋first love 告白confession (of love)付き合うto go out with; to associate 失恋broken heart 振るto dump; to wave 浮気cheating; affair 見合いarranged marriage meeting 独身single; unmarried 既婚married 新婚newlywed

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