Meaning of 噛み合う in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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噛み合う, 噛合う, かみ合う
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Kana Readingかみあう
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Romajikamiau
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `u` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to gear (engage) with; to be in gear (mesh)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to bite each other
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Example Sentences
噛み合う, 噛合う, かみ合う, かみあう used in context
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You can't call dogs off from a fight.
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歯車がかみ合っている。
The cog-wheels are in gear.
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Clench your teeth together, please.
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We were arguing on different planes to the last.
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Bite down tightly, please.
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It's clear that our arguments don't overlap at all.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
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
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