合う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
合
あ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

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Verb

合う (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana あう, rōmaji au)

  1. to match; to fit; to agree
    イメージに合 (あ)わない
    imēji ni awanai
    does not match with one's personal image
    中 (ちゅう)華 (か)料 (りょう)理 (り)に合 (あ)うデザート
    chūka ryōri ni au dezāto
    dessert that pairs with Chinese food
    人 (ひ)と話 (とはなし)が合 (あ)う
    hito to hanashi ga au
    to be on the same wavelength with someone
    (literally, “the conversation with someone corresponds”)
    靴 (くつ)のサイズが合 (あ)わない
    kutsu no saizu ga awanai
    shoes are the wrong size
  2. to be proper
  3. (suffix) together; with each other
    誓 (ちか)い合 (あ)う
    chikaiau
    to promise to each other
    見 (み)つめあう
    mitsumeau
    to stare into each other's eyes
    通 (つう)じ合 (あ)う
    tsūjiau
    to be reciprocally understood
    お互 (たが)いの民族 (みんぞく)の優 (すぐ)れた性質 (せいしつ)や高 (こう)貴 (き)な文 (ぶん)化 (か)を賞 (しょう)讃 (さん)し合 (あ)う
    o-tagai no minzoku no sugureta seishitsu ya kōki na bunka o shōsan shiau
    praise the excellency and refined quality of the cultures of each other's peoples

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