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交接
交接
Chinese
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
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to extend; to connect; to receive; to join
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simp. and trad. (交接) |
交 | 接 | |
Verb
交接
- to link; to connect; to join
- to transfer; to hand over; to settle (transfer money or property)
- to copulate
Noun
交接
- link; connection
- juncture
- transfer; settlement (of money or property)
- sexual intercourse; coitus; copulation
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 交 | 接 |
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こう Grade: 2 |
せつ Grade: 5 |
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Etymology
From Middle Chinese compound 交接 (kæw tsjep, literally “mix + connect”).
Pronunciation
Noun
交接 (hiragana こうせつ, romaji kōsetsu, historical hiragana かうせつ)
- social connections, contact with other people, a relationship, relations
- sex, sexual intercourse, coitus, copulation
Synonyms
- (social connections): 交際 (kōsai), 付き合い (tsukiai)
- (sex): 性交 (seikō) (humans), 交尾 (kōbi) (animals)
Usage notes
In reference to sex, kōsetsu is a somewhat dry and indirect term, similar to English (sexual) relations.
Verb
交接する (hiragana こうせつする, romaji kōsetsu suru, historical hiragana かうせつする)
- to have social connections, to have a relationship
- to have sexual intercourse, to copulate
Conjugation
Conjugation of "交接する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
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| Imperfective (未然形) | 交接し | こうせつし | kōsetsu shi | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 交接し | こうせつし | kōsetsu shi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 交接する | こうせつする | kōsetsu suru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 交接する | こうせつする | kōsetsu suru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 交接すれ | こうせつすれ | kōsetsu sure | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 交接せよ¹ 交接しろ² |
こうせつせよ¹ こうせつしろ² |
kōsetsu seyo¹ kōsetsu shiro² |
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| Passive | 交接される | こうせつされる | kōsetsu sareru | |
| Causative | 交接させる 交接さす |
こうせつさせる こうせつさす |
kōsetsu saseru kōsetsu sasu |
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| Potential | 交接できる | こうせつできる | kōsetsu dekiru | |
| Volitional | 交接しよう | こうせつしよう | kōsetsu shiyō | |
| Negative | 交接しない | こうせつしない | kōsetsu shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 交接せず | こうせつせず | kōsetsu sezu | |
| Formal | 交接します | こうせつします | kōsetsu shimasu | |
| Perfective | 交接した | こうせつした | kōsetsu shita | |
| Conjunctive | 交接して | こうせつして | kōsetsu shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 交接すれば | こうせつすれば | kōsetsu sureba | |
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Synonyms
- (to have social connections): 交際 (kōsai), 付き合い (tsukiai)
- (to have sexual intercourse): 性交 (seikō) (humans), 交尾 (kōbi) (animals)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
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| 交 | 接 |
Noun
交接 • (gyojeop) (hangeul 교접)
- Hanja form? of 교접, “contact; sexual intercourse, coitus, copulation”.