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交接

交接

Chinese

 
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
 
to extend; to connect; to receive; to join
simp. and trad.
(交接)

Verb

交接

  1. to link; to connect; to join
  2. to transfer; to hand over; to settle (transfer money or property)
  3. to copulate

Noun

交接

  1. link; connection
  2. juncture
  3. transfer; settlement (of money or property)
    房產交接 / 房产交接   fángchǎn jiāojiē   property settlement
  4. sexual intercourse; coitus; copulation

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
せつ
Grade: 5
on'yomi

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)

  1. social connections, contact with other people, a relationship, relations
  2. sex, sexual intercourse, coitus, copulation

Synonyms

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)

  1. to have social connections, to have a relationship
  2. to have sexual intercourse, to copulate

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  • 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

交接 (gyojeop) (hangeul 교접)

  1. Hanja form? of 교접, “contact; sexual intercourse, coitus, copulation”.