合う

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. to match; to fit; to agree
    イメージ ()わない
    imēji ni awanai
    does not match with one's personal image
    中華料理 (ちゅうかりょうり) ()デザート
    chūka ryōri ni au dezāto
    dessert that pairs with Chinese food
     (ひと) (はなし) ()
    hito to hanashi ga au
    to be on the same wavelength with someone
    (literally, “the conversation with someone corresponds”)
     (くつ)サイズ ()わない
    kutsu no saizu ga awanai
    shoes are the wrong size
  2. to be proper
  3. (suffix) together; with each other
     (ちか) ()
    chikaiau
    to promise to each other
     ()つめあう
    mitsumeau
    to stare into each other's eyes
     (つう) ()
    tsūjiau
    to be reciprocally understood
     (たが)民族 (みんぞく) (すぐ)性質 (せいしつ)高貴 (こうき)文化 (ぶんか)賞讃 (しょうさん) ()
    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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