Meaning of 意気投合 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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意気投合
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Kana Readingいきとうごう
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Romajiikitōgō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
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Example Sentences
意気投合, いきとうごう used in context
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He and I are kindred spirits.
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最初２人はぎこちなかったけど、話して行くうちに２人は意気投合した。
We didn't hit it off too well at the beginning, but as we got to talking, we found we got along quite well.
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飲み屋で隣り合わせた奴と意気投合しちゃってさ、朝まで飲んじゃったよ。
I got along so well with the guy sitting next to me at the pub that we ended up drinking together till dawn.
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I found a kindred spirit in Bob.
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throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
On: トウ
Kun: な.げる, -な.げ
7 strokes
fit, suit, join, 0.1
On: ゴウ, ガッ, カッ
Kun: あ.う, -あ.う, あ.い, あい-, -あ.い, -あい, あ.わす, あ.わせる, -あ.わせる
6 strokes
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