Illustration: At a Japanese home kitchen table, two siblings arrange rice balls along a long serving tray. One child has a bowl of plain rice balls; the other has sesame-coated ones. The finished row follows a clear plain, sesame, plain, sesame sequence.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

交こう互ご

kougo

alternation

Usually used as 交互に, meaning “alternately.” Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 好況こうきょうと不況ふきょうは交互こうごに来くる。

    Good times alternate with bad.

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  2. 昼ひると夜よるが交互こうごにくる。

    Day alternates with night.

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  3. 彼かれは左右さゆう交互こうごに手てを上あげた。

    He raised his hands one after the other.

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Kanji in 交互

  • 交mingle; mixingOnコウKunまじわる・まじえる・まじる
  • 互mutually; reciprocallyOnゴKunたがい・かたみに

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