付き合い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
つき合い (less common)
付合い (less common)

Etymology

(れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()() (tsukiau, keep company with; get along with), equivalent to () (tsuki) + () (ai).

Pronunciation

Noun

()() (tsukiaiつきあひ (tukiafi)?

  1. friendship, association

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN