修好・修交|しゅうこうshuukou[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
修好修好 is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners, so use it when choosing between the two forms.
修交修交 is a less common written form than 修好; beginners should choose 修好 instead when writing this word.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbamity; friendship
Conjugation
Dictionary form修好する(しゅうこうする)
Polite (masu)修好します(しゅうこうします)
Negative (nai)修好しない(しゅうこうしない)
polite (masen)修好しません(しゅうこうしません)
classical zu / nu修好せず・修好せぬ(しゅうこうせず・しゅうこうせぬ)
Past (ta)修好した(しゅうこうした)
polite (mashita)修好しました(しゅうこうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)修好しなかった(しゅうこうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)修好しませんでした(しゅうこうしませんでした)
Te form修好して(しゅうこうして)
Potential修好できる(しゅうこうできる)
Passive修好される(しゅうこうされる)
Causative修好させる(しゅうこうさせる)
Causative passive修好させられる(しゅうこうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)修好すれば(しゅうこうすれば)
tara修好したら(しゅうこうしたら)
Volitional修好しよう(しゅうこうしよう)
polite (mashou)修好しましょう(しゅうこうしましょう)
Imperative修好しろ(しゅうこうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym友好ゆうこうNeutralNeutral and common in everyday use; not limited to countries, as in 「友好関係」. 「修好」 refers only to friendly relations between countries.
  • Synonym親善しんぜんWrittenWritten/formal prose; fostering goodwill, often in international exchange, as in 「親善試合」.
  • Related親交しんこうWrittenWritten/formal prose; a deep private bond, said mostly of friendship between individuals.
  • Related友誼ゆうぎWrittenWritten/formal prose; the bond between friends. Fairly uncommon.
  • Related交誼こうぎWrittenWritten/formal prose; goodwill in one's dealings with others. An epistolary term, rarely used.
  • Antonym断交だんこうWrittenWritten/formal prose; breaking off diplomatic relations — the opposite of the friendly ties of 「修好」.
  • Antonym敵対てきたいNeutralNeutral; regarding each other as enemies and opposing one another — the opposite of 「修好」.

Use 「友好」 for friendship in general; 「修好」 is for friendly relations between countries, as in 「修好条約」. Use 「親善」 for international goodwill and 「親交」 for close personal ties; 「断交」 and 「敵対」 are opposites.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 国くに同士どうしが親したしく交際こうさいすること。
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