交差

Chinese

		to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)	differ from; short of; to lack differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake
trad. (交差)		交	差
simp. #(交差)		交	差

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāochāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau¹ caai¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kau-chhe / kau-chhee

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāochāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaochai
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹-chʻai¹
    • Yale: jyāu-chāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiauchai
    • Palladius: цзяочай (czjaočaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau¹ caai¹
    • Yale: gāau chāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau¹ tsaai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao¹ cai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-chhe
    • Tâi-lô: kau-tshe
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kauzhef
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kau³³ t͡sʰe³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-chhee
    • Tâi-lô: kau-tshee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɛ⁴⁴/

Verb

交差

1. to report to leadership after accomplishing a task; to report what one has done in the line of duty

Japanese

Kanji in this term
交	差
こう Grade: 2	さ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
交叉 (rare)

Etymology

Middle Chinese 交叉

差 is a daiyōji replacing 叉.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こ​ーさ [kóꜜòsà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) こーさ [kòósá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːsa̠]

Noun

交(こう)差(さ) • (kōsa) ^{←かうさ (kausa)?}

1. crossing, intersection
2. (genetics) crossover

Synonyms

• (chromosomal crossover): 乗換え

Derived terms

• 交差点(こうさてん) (kōsaten, “crossroad”)
• 交差位(こうさい) (kōsai, “a sex position in which both partners' legs are interlocked”)

Verb

交(こう)差(さ)する • (kōsa suru) ^{←かうさ (kausa)?}intransitive suru (stem 交(こう)差(さ)し (kōsa shi), past 交(こう)差(さ)した (kōsa shita))

1. cross, intersect

Conjugation

Conjugation of "交差する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	交差し	こうさし	kōsa shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	交差し	こうさし	kōsa shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	交差する	こうさする	kōsa suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	交差する	こうさする	kōsa suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	交差すれ	こうさすれ	kōsa sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	交差せよ¹ 交差しろ²	こうさせよ¹ こうさしろ²	kōsa seyo¹ kōsa shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	交差される	こうさされる	kōsa sareru
Causative	交差させる 交差さす	こうささせる こうささす	kōsa saseru kōsa sasu
Potential	交差できる	こうさできる	kōsa dekiru
Volitional	交差しよう	こうさしよう	kōsa shiyō
Negative	交差しない	こうさしない	kōsa shinai
Negative continuative	交差せず	こうさせず	kōsa sezu
Formal	交差します	こうさします	kōsa shimasu
Perfective	交差した	こうさした	kōsa shita
Conjunctive	交差して	こうさして	kōsa shite
Hypothetical conditional	交差すれば	こうさすれば	kōsa sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative