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Meaning of 合う(あう) in Japanese

合う
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
あう, おう
Romaji
au, ō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `u' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be profitable; to be equitable
  • 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

Examples of 合う, あう, おう in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
合う
Plain Polite
合います
Negative
合わない
Negative Polite
合いません

Past

Plain
合った
Plain Polite
合いました
Negative
合わなかった
Negative Polite
合いませんでした

Te

Plain
合って
Plain Polite
合いまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
合われる
Plain Polite
合われます
Negative
合われない
Negative Polite
合われません


Related Kanji

JLPT 4

6 strokes

fit, suit, join, 0.1

On'Yomi: ゴウ, ガッ, カッ

Kun'Yomi: 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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