# 交 — Mix

Frequency rank 303 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 残 (Remainder), less common than 斜 (Diagonal).

- On’yomi: こう
- Kun’yomi: ま、まじ、か
- Radical: 亠 Lid (Kangxi 8)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

A lid (lid) sits on top and father (father) crosses his arms below — father puts the lid on the pot and mixes everything together, blending the ingredients.

In words:

- 交番 こうばん — police box
- 交通 こうつう — traffic,transportation
- 交じる まじる — to be mixed,to be blended with,to associate with

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