社交
しゃこう
social life; socialising; social intercourse
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Examples
彼女はとても社交的な人だ。
かのじょはとてもしゃこうてきなひとだ。
She is a very sociable person.
六月はロンドンでは社交の季節だ。
ろくがつはロンドンではしゃこうのきせつだ。
June is the social season in London.
定年後、母は社交ダンスを習い始めた。
ていねんご、はははしゃこうダンスをならいはじめた。
After retiring, my mother took up ballroom dancing.
Common patterns
- 社交的
- sociable; outgoing
- 社交辞令
- diplomatic niceties; empty politeness
- 社交ダンス
- ballroom dancing
Memory tip
社交 is mixing with people as a social activity, often with a formal or upper-class flavour; it is not 社会 (society) and not 交際 (a personal relationship, often romantic). Learn 社交辞令 — what someone says to be polite rather than because they mean it.
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