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合

Fit, Match
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingゴウ、ガッ、カッ
Kun readingあ.う、あ.わす、あ.わせる
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 2Level 12

Verbs with «合»

合わせる合う付き合う組み合わせる合格する話し合う向き合う間に合う

Meanings

  1. fit, Match
  2. fitRtK
  3. suit
  4. join
  5. 0.1
  1. gō
  2. traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml
  3. gō
  4. traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters
  5. one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain

Synonyms

会合合計総合衝

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same reading (ごう)
号 · number壕 · moat豪 · Australia

Popular Usage

合う具合試合都合場合割合間に合う合図会合組合合格合計

Radicals and components

Radical口mouth囗variant
Components
How it's built
合
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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

meeting · umbrella · one (一) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 269

Compound words

合うあう
to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet; to fit
試合しあい
match; game; bout; contest
場合ばあい
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
都合つごう
circumstances; condition; convenience; arranging; managing
具合ぐあい
condition; state; health; state (of health); way
割合わりあい
rate; ratio; percentage; proportion; comparatively
間に合うまにあう
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough; to manage
会合かいごう
meeting; assembly; gathering; association; conjunction
合格ごうかく
passing (an exam); pass; success; passing grade; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.)
合計ごうけい
sum total; total amount
合図あいず
sign; signal; cue
組合くみあい
association; union; guild
合わせるあわせる
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
合同ごうどう
combination; union; joining; incorporation; amalgamation
合理ごうり
rationality
合流ごうりゅう
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union
混合こんごう
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
集合しゅうごう
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
組み合わせるくみあわせる
to put together; to combine; to join together; to join up; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
信用組合しんようくみあい
credit association
話し合うはなしあう
to discuss; to talk together
付き合うつきあう
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with
めぐり合うめぐりあう
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
隣り合わせとなりあわせ
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)

On Reading Examples

あの党はいつも中流階級に迎合しています。げいごう
That party is always pandering to the middle class.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

合言葉は『山』です。誰かが「山」と言ったら「川」と返すのです。あいことば
The password is "Mountain". If someone says "Mountain", you reply "River".tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は帽子を取り上げて、似合うかどうか見るためにかぶってみた。
He picked up a hat and put it on to see how it would look.tatoeba
彼は付き合っていて面白くない。
He is not very good company.tatoeba
彼は付き合いにくい男だ。
He is hard to get along with.tatoeba
彼は付き合いにくい。
He is hard to deal with.tatoeba
なおこのころ、山岡鉄舟と知り合う。
In addition, at this time, he became acquainted with Tesshu YAMAOKA.wiki
経蔵と向き合うような形で建てられる。
It is built facing a sutra repository.wiki
開始の合図である。
It may also refer to a starting sign of shouting "tozai."wiki
家畜への合図に牧童が吹く笛。
A fue which herdboys use as a signal to domestic animals.wiki
紋付に合わせる衣装
Costume Coordinated with the Montsukiwiki
すっと立ち、両腕を前に合わせる。
Stand straight, with both arms closed in front.wiki
徴兵検査を受け甲種合格。
He took the conscription exam and passed it for Class A.wiki
- 後期試験を受験し合格。
She took the last half of the GP tests and passed the exams.wiki
合計　48,000,000
Total: 48,000,000wiki
以上の町数の合計は182町。
The number of towns above is 182 in total.wiki
宮津地方合同庁舎
Miyazu Regional Common Building for Government Officeswiki
京都法務合同庁舎
Kyoto Government Legal Complexwiki
第四　配給における不合理の解消
4. Resolution of the irrationalities regarding distribution systems.wiki
また、地方行政の合理化という側面もあった。
It also had the effect of streamlining local administration.wiki
梅若流の分裂と観世流合流
Split in Umewaka-ryu School and merger in Kanze-ryu Schoolwiki
草津宿で東海道に合流する。
Nakasen-do Road merges with Tokai-do Road at Kusatsu-juku.wiki
合間打ちの場合○は木魚を打つ
In the case of aimauchi (interval drumming), beat mokugyo (a fish-shaped wooden drum) at O.wiki
長い劇の合間の息抜きの役割をなす。
This scene functions as vaudeville in this long program.wiki
多くの場合唱えた側からの殺害対象とされた。
In many cases, they were targeted for murder by the side chanting the word.wiki
弦楽器の調弦や、無伴奏の合唱の歌い出しに用いる。
They are used for the tuning of stringed instruments or the start of chorus without accompaniment.wiki
本歌とは主題を合致させない。
The main theme should be different from that of the original.wiki
道のりの大部分がかつての伏見街道に合致する。
The route largely corresponds to former Fushimi-kaido Road.wiki
比企地区6町村合併
Merger of six towns and villages in the Hiki areawiki
比企地区8市町村合併
Merger of eight cities, towns and villages in the Hiki areawiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Fit, match. A lid (人一) covering 口 (a pot) — a lid that fits its pot.Also known as “Suit”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 合

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step