🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

交際

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kousai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Intercourse/ˈɪn.təɹ.kɔːs/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"隣国との活発な経済交際が行われている。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Communication or dealings between individuals, groups, or nations.

    "Diplomatic intercourse between the two neighboring countries has significantly improved."
  2. 2

    Sexual contact or connection between individuals.

    "Comprehensive health education must cover the prevention of sexually transmitted infections during intercourse."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'intercursus', meaning 'a running between' or 'intervention', formed from 'inter-' (between) and 'cursus' (a running). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, it initially denoted communication, commerce, and social exchange between individuals or nations before its semantic specialization in human biological reproduction.

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