Lingaku合う【あう】
Frequency rank: 984. (for form あう: 75.)
- to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
- to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
- to be profitable; to be equitable
- to do ... to each other; to do ... togetherafter the -masu stem of a verb
Godan verb with 'u' ending; intransitive verb
auxiliary verb; Godan verb with 'u' ending
Forms
- 合う【あう】【おう】Frequency rank: 984.
- あうFrequency rank: 75.
- おうFrequency rank: 1,488.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
- to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
- to be profitable; to be equitable
- to do ... to each other; to do ... together
This meaning emphasizes the action of coming together or making contact, whether physically or conceptually.
This sense refers to compatibility or correctness between items, ideas, or people, indicating that something is appropriate or aligns well with another.
In this context, it relates to situations where something is beneficial or fair, typically concerning business or transactions.
This meaning shows an interaction where two parties are engaged in an action toward one another, highlighting a shared experience or mutual action.
Generated collocations (experimental)
あう合う きごう(あうきごう)to come together; to merge; to unite; to meetあう合うじかん時間mutually convenient timeさいずサイズがあう合うfits the sizeいけん意見があう合うto agree on opinionsじょうけん条件があう合うconditions matchたがいに互いにあう合うto suit each otherぴったりあう合うto fit perfectlyあう合うふく服matching clothesしゅみ趣味があう合うto have matching hobbiesあわない合わないto not fit (or match)いっしょに一緒にあう合うto meet togetherあう合うともだち友達suitably matched friendsあう合うりょうり料理complementary dishesあう合うほうほう方法suitable methodしごと仕事があう合うto be suitable for work
Example sentences
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"So, you'll go out with me if I don't have to repeat a year?" "I don't care for 'what if' stories."
When you wear camo shorts, what colour t-shirt goes with that?
Therefore we had to help each other and in that way the bonds between me and my sister were strong.
The point of true mutual understanding has not yet been reached between Japan and China.
"Isn't she nice? I think we'll get on just fine." "Same here."
"I haven't got the time to keep up with you." "That's rather depressing."
The shirt she apparently seriously thought suited me I turned down and decided to accept a light blue polo shirt.
It was a rush job so it might not be a good fit.
I'm patching things up for your mistake so it's only natural that I get a reward appropriate to my labours.
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13. いま今はわたくし私のだんなさんとなったかれ彼とはめえるメールでしりあい知り合い、ひょんなことでつきあう付き合うようになってからいっかげつ１ヶ月もしないうちにあれよあれよとわたしたち私たちはけっこん結婚するけっしん決心をしました。
I came to know the man who is now my husband through e-mail; from an acquaintanceship started in that odd way, before a month had passed, we found ourselves resolving to get married.
Foreign rice is hard and tasteless, and doesn't appeal to the Japanese palate.
You see, when you have just started a relationship, you want to be close to each other, don't you?
I searched at the pub for the person I had met online, but there was nobody who looked like that.
Not at all, that's perfectly fine. Calling each other by one's given name is a good thing; it produces a feeling of fellowship.