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交 means 'mix' or 'mixed'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 305   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-7    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 21    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 222 words   Used in 551 words   Used in 110 names   Component in 35 kanji (5 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   コウ
Kun
   まぜる to mix, stir   まざる   まじる to be mixed together   まじえる to mix, intersperse   まじわる to intersect   かう to take turns   かわす to exchange
Additional readings
Kun    こもごも
Name    かた
Components
⿱  六 six  父 father  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 交 is used 30 times, read 4 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 交 is used 533 times, read 6 ways (with 1 variation).
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コウ : 468 words FIND ALL
こ う つ う 0
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
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こもごも : 1 word FIND ALL
こ も ご も 1
Most common form: 更
alternately; in succession  (often written with kana only)
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まぜる : 27 words FIND ALL
ま ぜ お り 0
noun
mixed weave
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かう : 21 words FIND ALL
か わ す 0
Most common form: 交す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)
2. to intersect; to cross; to interlace
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まじえる : 13 words FIND ALL
ま じ わ る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to cross; to intersect; to join; to meet
2. to associate with; to mingle with; to consort with
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かう (read as が) : 2 words FIND ALL
は が い 0
noun
wings; pinion
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まじる (read as まじり) : 1 word FIND ALL
い り ま じ り 3
mixing with; being mixed
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An additional 18 less common words include 交 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 128 (originally: 115)  Joy o' Kanji : 115  Key to Kanji: 309 

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交
コウ   mix; mixed   まぜる to mix, stir   まざる    まじる to be mixed together   まじえる to mix, intersperse   まじわる to intersect   かう to take turns   かわす to exchange   
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六
ロク   むっつ six   むつ    むい    む    
父
フ   ちち father   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
乂
crossed swords
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