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付き合い

つきあい

association, socializing

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Examples

  1. 近所との付き合いが大切だ。

    きんじょとのつきあいがたいせつだ。

    Relations with neighbors are important.

  2. 会社の付き合いで飲みに行った。

    かいしゃのつきあいでのみにいった。

    I went drinking as a work obligation.

  3. 彼とは十年の付き合いです。

    かれとはじゅうねんのつきあいです。

    I've known him for ten years.

  4. 人付き合いが苦手で、パーティーは疲れます。

    ひとづきあいがにがてで、パーティーはつかれます。

    I'm not good with people, so parties tire me out.

Common patterns

人付き合い
socializing with people
付き合いが長い
to have known someone a long time
付き合いで飲む
to drink out of social obligation

Memory tip

付き合い often carries a sense of social duty rather than pleasure — 付き合いで means 'because I had to, socially'. In the compound 人付き合い the つ voices to づ.

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