往来|おうらいourai[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbcoming and going; traffic
   多おおくの人ひとが往来おうらいする。↗

   Many a man comes and goes.
2. nounroad; street
   私は往来おうらいで財布さいふを拾ひろった。↗

   I picked up a purse in the street.
3. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbassociation; socializing; socialising; fellowship; mutual visits
4. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbrecurring (e.g. thoughts)
5. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbcorrespondence

• Synonym交通こうつうNeutralEveryday word for moving people, vehicles and goods, also exchange, as in 「交通機関」「交通事故」; 「往来」 focuses on the coming and going itself and can also mean a street.
• Synonym往還おうかんWrittenWritten and little used: a round trip, or a road for passing traffic, as in 「中山道往還」; everyday speech prefers 「往来」 or 「行き来」.
• Synonym行き来ゆききNeutralComing and going or visiting each other, as in 「両家の行き来」; 「往来」 is more formal and written, and can also mean a road.
• Related付き合いつきあいCasualColloquial word for socializing and keeping company, as in 「付き合いが長い」; 「往来」 leans toward physical coming and going, including traffic.
• Related交際こうさいWrittenWritten word for associating with people, also romantic dating, as in 「交際相手」; 「往来」 leans toward mutual visiting.
• Related交わりまじわりWrittenWritten word for mixing with people, but also sexual intercourse or a point of intersection; 「往来」 leans toward mutual visiting.
• Related人付き合いひとづきあいNeutralDeals with how you get along with people, as in 「人付き合いが苦手」; 「往来」 leans toward concrete mutual visiting.
• Related社交しゃこうNeutralSocializing in social settings, as in 「社交的」「社交界」; 「往来」 is about coming and going, not limited to social occasions.
• Related行き交いゆきかいNeutralPeople and vehicles coming and going and passing one another; it covers only the movement, while 「往来」 also means a road and personal association.
• Related交こうWrittenWritten adverb for things appearing alternately, one after another, as in 「悲喜こもごも」; shares no meaning with the noun 「往来」 and cannot replace it.
• Relatedお付き合いおつきあいFormalFormal honorific version of 「付き合い」, for association or keeping someone company; 「往来」 leans toward mutual visiting.

Use 「往来」 for people and vehicles coming and going, for a road, or for mutual visiting, as in 「往来が激しい」. For transportation say 「交通」, for mutual visits 「行き来」, and for personal relationships 「付き合い」 or 「交際」.

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

1. 行いったり来きたりすること。交通こうつう。
2. 道路どうろ。通とおり。
3. お互たがいに行き来いききすること。交際こうさい。
4. 考かんがえや感情かんじょうが現あらわれたり消きえたりすること。去来きょらい。
5. 行いったり来きたりする。
6. お互たがいに行き来いききする。交際こうさいする。
7. 考かんがえや感情かんじょうが現あらわれたり消きえたりする。去来きょらいする。