Japanese word

社交

Pronunciation

Romajishakō

Meaning

  • nounsocializing

Example

彼は社交を楽しみます。kare wa sha kō o tano shi mi ma su

He enjoys socializing.

Illustration for 社交 (socializing)

More examples

学会は研究発表だけでなく、社交の機会も提供します。gak kai wa ken kyū hap pyō da ke de na ku sha kō no ki kai mo tei kyō shi ma su

The conference provides opportunities for socializing as well as research presentations.

Core concept

It centers on interacting with other people as part of one's social life.

Common phrases

  • 社交辞令を言うsha kō ji rei o yū

    say social niceties

  • 社交を重んじるsha kō o omo n ji ru

    value socializing

  • 社交の機会sha kō no ki kai

    opportunity for socializing

Similar words

交流kōryū: It means exchanging ideas, experiences, or feelings through interaction with other people.
人付き合いhitotsukiai: It concerns the way a person forms and maintains relationships with others.
交際kōsai: It involves maintaining personal or social relationships with other people.

Definition in Japanese

人と人とが付き合い、交流すること。hito to hito to ga tsu ki a i kō ryū su ru ko to

Word origin

社交 (shakō) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 社 (sha, "society") and 交 (kō, "interaction"), expressing interaction among people.

Usage tips

  • 社交辞令 (shakōjirei) refers to courteous words exchanged for social smoothness, so they do not necessarily express a firm intention.

Other meanings

  • social lifenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 社交的shakōtekisocialna-adjective
  • 社交性shakōseisociabilitynoun
  • 社交家shakōkasocialitenoun

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