Meaning of 合う in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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合うJLPT 4
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Kana Readingあう, おう
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Romajiau, ō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `u` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be profitable; to be equitable
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- Parts of speech
- suffix, Godan verb with `u` ending
- Meaning
- (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... to each other; to do ... together
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Example Sentences
合う, あう, おう used in context
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迷彩のショートパンツを履く場合、上は何色のTシャツが合いますか？
When you wear camo shorts, what colour t-shirt goes with that?
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このシステムのもとでは、生徒は交替で教えあい、お互いに助け合わなければなりません。
The basis of this system is that the students must take turns in teaching, they have to help each other.
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It was a rush job so it might not be a good fit.
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適合率とは取り出した記事のうち、どの程度の記事が検索条件に合っているかを示す指標です。
The precision ratio is an index that indicates how many articles meet the search criteria out of all of the articles retrieved.
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Foreign rice is hard and tasteless, and doesn't appeal to the Japanese palate.
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オーボエ奏者なんかは自分にあうリードを探すより作った方が速いと、自分で作ってしまう人もいる。
Heck, with oboe players there are those who, rather than search for a reed that suits them, find it faster to make their own.
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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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