Mix

On’yomi: こう
Kun’yomi: ま、まじ、か
Radical: 亠 Lid (Kangxi 8)

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

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

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 boxN5

交通こうつう traffic,transportationN4

交じるまじる to be mixed,to be blended with,to associate withN2

交 is rank 303 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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