音読み: コウ
訓読み: まじわる・まじる・まぜる・ かわす
画数: 6
部首: なべぶた（亠）
Meaning
Mix / Intersect / Exchange
Conjugation
Tap for 交わる (intersect)
Tap for 交わす (exchange)
- 交番 — police box
- 交流 — exchange, interaction
- 交差点 — intersection
- 交代 — shift, changeover
- 交渉 — negotiation
- 交際 — association, relationship
- 交信 — communication (esp. radio)
- 交換 — exchange, swap
Compound Verbs - tap to expand
- 行き交う — to come and go; to cross paths
- 入り交じる — to be mixed together; to intermingle
- 差し交わす — to exchange (cups, glances) reciprocally
- 交じり合う — to mix with one another; to blend together
The kanji 交 represents the idea of "crossing" or "intersecting." The character shows two components intersecting at the center, symbolizing people or elements coming into contact. It also conveys exchange, mixing, and alternating.