Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 鉢合わせ(はちあわせ) in Japanese

鉢合わせ, 鉢合せ
Kana Reading
はちあわせ
Romaji
hachiawase
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    bumping of heads
    Example sentence
    校門のところで、女子寮の方から登校してきた美留と鉢合わせした。 I bumped into Miru at the school gates, just as she was arriving from the girls' dormitory.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    running into; coming across; encountering

Examples of 鉢合わせ, 鉢合せ, はちあわせ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

鉢 JLPT 1

13 strokes

bowl, rice tub, pot, crown

On'Yomi: ハチ, ハツ

Kun'Yomi:

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合 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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