1.
exchange, interaction
Mutual communication or sharing between people or groups.
国際交流
International exchange.
交流を深める。
To deepen exchange.
学生交流プログラムで外国の大学に半年間通った。
I attended a foreign university for half a year through a student exchange program.
2.
alternating current
Electrical current that reverses direction.
交流と直流の違い
The difference between alternating current and direct current.
家庭の電気は交流だ。
Household electricity is alternating current.
日本の交流電源は東日本が50ヘルツ、西日本が60ヘルツだ。
Japan's AC power supply is 50 hertz in eastern Japan and 60 hertz in western Japan.
交流 means exchange and interaction.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 交流する (to interact)
- 交流を図る (to promote exchange)
- 文化交流 (cultural exchange)
TECHNICAL USE:
- 交流電流 (AC, alternating current)
- Opposite: 直流 (DC, direct current)