Kanji expert ? :)
 

Hello !

i'm new to the forum's and i'm looking for some help.
since i'm not from japan, it's kinda hard to read/understand Kanji, so i was wondering if anyone could tell me the meanings (in english xD) and japanese word for this symbol:




Thanks :)

From what I found, it's meaning is mixed up, or it could mean an intersection... but then, I think my sources aren't as accurate as I'd want to...

it's the kanji used for
交わす (kawasu), "to exchange", referring to letters or messages.
交わる (majiwaru) "to intersect", "to associate with".
交じる　(majiru) "to join".
As for the on yomi, it's pronounced "kou" as, i.e., in 交番 (kouban) = police office

I think it means friend, I tattooed it in some womans neck a few years ago

edit, it doesn't mean that, yet I'm so damned fucking sure I recognice it....

When looking up kanji, I like using Jim Breen's dictionary:
WWWJDIC: Multirad Kanji

With a simple kanji like this one, just select the two radicals that compose it (one of them is 2 strokes, the other is 4) and type in the maximum stroke count as 6.

Once you search and have the kanji selected, search for entries in the dictionary containing the kanji.

These were among the results when I did a search:

交う 【かう】 (kau) to take turns; to mingle together
交える; 雑える 【まじえる】 (majieru) (1) to mix; to converse with; (2) to cross (swords)
交ざる; 混ざる; 雑ざる 【まざる】 (mazaru) to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join;
交じり; 混じり 【まじり】 (majiri) mixed; mingled;

also, after 2 seconds of googling, the on-reading for 交 is こう (kou) and the kun-reading is まじ (maji)

Thanks so much everyone :)