交わり

まじわり
acquaintance
relations
sexual intercourse
intersection

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まじわり【交わり】

⇒ こうさい［交際］

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まじわり【交わり】

〔交際〕 acquaintance; intercourse; association; relations; society; company; friendship [⇒こうさい³]; 〔共通集合〕 【数】 an intersection 《of sets》 [＝共通分 ⇒きょうつう¹].

●水魚の交わり close [intimate] friendship

・刎頸(_ふんけい)の交わり eternal friendship; friendship till death [the end]

・君子の交わり a relationship between gentlemen

・人との交わり mixing with others; one's relationship with other people

・男女の交わり a male-female relationship; 〔交際〕 an association between a man and a woman; 〔性交〕 a sexual relationship

・淡い交わり a vague relationship; a passing friendship.

●…と交わりを結ぶ form a relationship with…

・…との交わりを絶つ break off one's relationship with…

・彼は村人との交わりを一切絶って屋敷にこもった. Cutting himself off from all relations with the village people, he shut himself up in his house.