人付き合い|ひとづきあいhitozukiai[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounsocializing; getting on with people; personal relations
   彼かれは人ひと付き合つきあいに辟易へきえきしている。↗

   He's fed up with socializing.

• Synonym付き合いつきあいNeutralThe everyday word for association: a specific relationship, social obligations, or even dating, as in 「付き合いで飲む」. Broader in scope than 「人付き合い」.
• Synonym交際こうさいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Focuses on association between people; also the usual word for romantic dating, as in 「交際相手」.
• Synonym交わりまじわりWrittenWritten and literary. Association between people, but also sexual intercourse or intersecting lines; has an elegant, old-fashioned flavor.
• Synonym社交しゃこうNeutralSocializing at social occasions — mixing, entertaining, small talk — as in 「社交的な人」「社交辞令」. Neutral in register.
• Synonym交遊こうゆうWrittenWritten. Socializing and having fun with friends, as in 「交遊関係が広い」.
• Synonymお付き合いおつきあいNeutralThe polite counterpart of 「付き合い」, at home in both speech and writing, as in 「今後ともお付き合いのほど」; it can also tactfully mean dating.
• Related友好ゆうこうWrittenWritten. Friendly, amicable relations between nations or organizations, as in 「友好条約」.
• Related交誼こうぎFormalFormal. The goodwill or friendship formed through association; mostly in letters and speeches.
• Related友交ゆうこうWrittenWritten but rare. Close, friendly association between friends.

Use 「人付き合い」 for dealing with people in general, as in 「人付き合いが苦手」「人付き合いを避ける」. For a specific relationship or obligation, use 「付き合い」, or polite 「お付き合い」; for romantic relationships, 「交際」. 「社交」 is socializing at social occasions; 「交遊」, 「交誼」, 「友好」 and 「友交」 are more literary or specialized.

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1. 他人たにんとの付き合つきあい。