社交|しゃこうshakou[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivesocial life; social intercourse
   六ろく月がつはロンドンでは社交しゃこうの季節きせつだ。↗

   June is a social season in London.

• Synonym付き合いつきあいNeutralEveryday interaction and socializing, as in 「近所付き合い」「付き合いが悪い」; common in speech, while 「社交」 leans toward social occasions and etiquette.
• Synonym交際こうさいNeutralCovers both socializing and romantic dating, as in 「交際範囲」「交際相手」; also used in everyday speech. Broader in range than 「社交」.
• Synonym交わりまじわりWrittenWritten/formal prose; fellowship or association, with an elegant, literary flavor.
• Synonym人付き合いひとづきあいNeutralGetting along with people, as in 「人付き合いが苦手」; leans toward one's personal way of dealing with others.
• Related行き来ゆききNeutralComing and going between people, as in 「親戚の行き来」; leans toward mutual visiting rather than socializing at large.
• Related接触せっしょくNeutralContact or liaison; leans toward meeting and getting in touch, not social activity.
• Related往来おうらいWrittenWritten/formal prose; social interchange or streets and traffic, but leans toward coming and going.
• Antonym非社交WrittenWritten/formal prose; being unsociable or ill at ease with people; the direct opposite of 「社交」.

Use 「社交」 for socializing and social occasions, as in 「社交的な人」「社交辞令」「社交ダンス」. For everyday interaction say 「付き合い」, and for social or romantic relationships 「交際」; the opposite of 「社交」 is 「非社交」.

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1. 人ひととの付き合つきあい。