Explore 交 in words about things meeting, mixing and changing places.

The idea

交 has six strokes; follow the linked diagram. Read 交ぜる（まぜる）, 交差点（こうさてん）, 交換（こうかん） and 交代（こうたい） as whole words.

Examples

  • 赤あかと青あおの絵えの具ぐを交まぜます。Mix red and blue paint.
  • 次つぎの交差点こうさてんを右みぎに曲まがってください。Turn right at the next intersection.
  • 二つの学校がっこうは学生がくせいを交換こうかんします。The two schools exchange students.
  • 友達ともだちと意見いけんを交換こうかんしました。I exchanged opinions with a friend.
  • この道みちでは車くるまと自転車じてんしゃが交すれ違ちがいます。Cars and bicycles pass each other on this road.
  • 交代こうたいで読よんでください。Please take turns reading.

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Watch out

交ぜる means to mix; 交換 means to exchange. The shared character does not make these words interchangeable. 混ぜる is also a common spelling of まぜる.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 交差点 in hiragana.

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    こうさてん

    交差点 is こうさてん: a place where roads cross.

  2. Write the reading of 交ぜる in hiragana.

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    まぜる

    交ぜる is まぜる; the ぜる is part of the word’s reading.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: ＿換（こうかん）［交／校］.

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    交

    交 completes 交換（こうかん）, an exchange of things or ideas.

Use it today

Write 交 using the diagram, then cover the readings and make a sentence with 交換.