付き合い

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

  • ()() (otsukiai, association, socializing, fellowship)
  • (ひと)()() (hitozukiai, social disposition)
  • ()()いきれない (tsukiai kirenai, cannot handle any longer, fed up with, enough is enough)
  • 友達(ともだち)()() (tomodachizukiai, friendly relations, social relations, social life)
  • 親類(しんるい)()() (shinruizukiai, inter-family association)
  • (きん)(じょ)()() (kinjozukiai, interaction with one's neighbors, relationship with one's neighbors)
  • (となり)()() (tonarizukiai, neighborly relations)
  • (はだか)()() (hadaka no tsukiai, communal bathing)

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