[交] Handwritten Kanji for cross and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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