Japanese

こうりゅう
Meaning: interaction; exchange; alternating current (AC)
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

交
流

Example sentences

The international students are actively interacting with the local residents.
社会の様々な階層の人々と交流する。
Interacting with people from various strata of society.
留学生は文化交流の橋渡し役を務める。
International students serve as a bridge for cultural exchange.
留学することで、異文化交流の楽しみを知った。
By studying abroad, I learned the joy of cross-cultural exchange.
遣唐使は文化交流において大きな役割を果たした。
The envoys to Tang China played a major role in cultural exchange.
地域の人々はコミュニティセンターで交流します。
The local people interact at the community center.
師匠と弟子の間には、拈華微笑の境地とも言える深い心の交流があった。
Between the master and the disciple, there was a deep spiritual connection that could be described as the state of '拈華微笑'.
その作家は狷介孤高な生活を送り、文壇との交流を絶っていた。
The writer lived a solitary and proud life, cutting off all interaction with the literary world.

Usage Notes

Refers to people or cultures mixing and communicating. Also used in physics for alternating current.

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