# 交 — mix; exchange

交 means “mix; exchange”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). Kun'yomi: まじ(わる) (majiwaru), ま(じる) (majiru), か(わす) (kawasu). You'll see it in words such as 交わす (kawasu, “to exchange”).

- Meaning: mix; exchange
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: まじ(わる) (majiwaru), ま(じる) (majiru), か(わす) (kawasu)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Links & order 2

## How to remember 交

Father (父) under a lid (亠), legs crossed: lines that mix.

Parts: 亠 lid · 父 father

## Words with 交

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 交わす | かわす (kawasu) | to exchange |
| 交わる | まじわる (majiwaru) | to cross; to intersect |
| 交ざる | まざる (mazaru) | to be mixed; to be blended with |

## Don't confuse it with

[効](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/effect/) · [郊](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/suburbs/)

## More in the “Links & order 2” set

[共](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/together/) · [交](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/mix/) · [反](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/against/) · [組](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/team/) · [次](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/next/) · [係](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/person-in-charge/)

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