Today’s Kanji is “交” (kou); Kanji for “cross”.
Handwritten Kanji “交” (kou)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “交”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 交 | コウ まじ-わる まじ-える ま-じる ま-ざる ま-ぜる か-う か-わす | kou maji-waru maji-eru ma-jiru ma-zaru ma-zeru ka-u ka-wasu | 6 | 亠 | cross |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “交”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 電球を交換する | でんきゅうをこうかんする | denkyuu wo koukan suru | To change a light bulb |
| 会話に交じれない | かいわにまじれない | kaiwa ni majirenai | cannot enter into a conversation |
| 握手を交わす | あくしゅをかわす | akushu wo kawasu | To shake hands |
交じる（まじる）= to mingle, to join, to be mixed