合う (au)

Meaning

  1. to come together
  2. to merge
  3. to unite

All JLPT 3 grammar : 合う(合う, au), to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet, [Godan verb with u ending, intransitive verb]

Example

日本語意味
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?
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.
だからお互いに助け合う必要があったので、そういう意味では妹との絆は強かった。Therefore we had to help each other and in that way the bonds between me and my sister were strong.
中日間は本当にお互いを知り合うところまでは到達していない。The point of true mutual understanding has not yet been reached between Japan and China.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
baplace, spot, scene
履くhakuto wear, to put on
kamiperson of high rank, government
irocolor, complexion
naniwhat
シャツshatsushirt
jinseilife
お互いotagaimutual
生徒seitopupil
ajiflavor, taste
合うauto fit, to match, to suit
だからdakaraso, therefore
意味imimeaning, significance
imoutoyounger sister
到達toutatsureaching; attaining; arrival
知り合うshiriauto get to know
hiday, sun
honbook
本当hontoutruth, reality
nakainside, in, among

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ジョウ,ショウ,シャンうえ, -うえ, うわ-above, up
なに, なん, なに-what
ジョウ,チョウlocation, place
ショク,シキいろcolor
ゴウ,ガッ,カッあ.う, -あ.う, あ.いfit, suit
メイまよ.うastray, in doubt, lost
セイ,ショウい.きる, い.かす, い.けるlife, genuine, birth
キョウおし.える, おそ.わるteach, faith
たが.い, かたみ.にmutually, together
ジョたす.ける, たす.かる, す.けるhelp, assist, rescue
コウまじ.わる, まじ.える, ま.じるmingle, mixing
いたずら, あだjunior, on foot
idea, mind
キョウ,ゴウつよ.い, つよ.まる, つよ.めるstrong
マイいもうとyounger sister
あじ, あじ.わうflavor, taste
ヒツかなら.ずinevitable, certain
ヨウい.る, かなめneed, main point
チュウなか, うち, あた.るin, inside, middle, center
ホンもとbook, present, main, origin, true, real
カン,ケンあいだ, ま, あいinterval, space
ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
し.る, し.らせるknow, wisdom
タツ,ダ-たちaccomplished, arrive
トウあ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てるhit, right, appropriate
トウいた.るarrival, proceed, reach

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