| The Japanese word | |
交際 |
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| is pronounced | |
| kousai | こうさい | |
| means | |
| company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance | |
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君は彼と交際しない方がよい。
kimi wa kare to kōsai shi nai hō ga yoi. You had better not keep company with him. |
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彼は三年間メアリーと交際している。
kare wa san nenkan mearī to kōsai shi te iru. He has been keeping company with Mary for three years. |
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彼との交際で得るところが多かった。
kare to no kōsai de eru tokoro ga ōkatta. I benefited much from my association with him. |
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そんな利己的な男と交際してはいけない。
sonna riko teki na otoko to kōsai shi te wa ike nai. Don't keep company with such a selfish man. |
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彼女は一度も女の社会で交際したことがなかった。
kanojo wa ichi do mo onna no shakai de kōsai shi ta koto ga nakatta. She had never mingled in the society of women. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

