合 — fit, join, meet
あう
合
fit
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
6 strokes
math
U+5408
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #41
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #253
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- fit
- join
- meet
- match
word
あ a Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
合
う
au
to fit
合
わ
せ
る
awaseru
to combine
知
り
合
い
shiriai
acquaintance
話
し
合
い
hanashiai
discussion
間
に
合
う
maniau
to be in time
組
み
合
わ
せ
kumiawase
combination
話
し
合
う
hanashiau
to discuss
組
み
合
わ
せ
る
kumiawaseru
to combine
知
り
合
う
shiriau
to get acquainted
見
合
う
miau
to be proportionate
合
わ
せ
awase
matching
気
合
い
kiai
fighting spirit
語
り
合
う
katariau
to talk together
見
合
い
miai
arranged marriage meeting
色
合
い
iroai
coloring
合
え
る
aeru
to be able to meet
問
い
合
わ
せ
toiawase
inquiry
打
ち
合
わ
せ
uchiawase
meeting
向
き
合
う
mukiau
to face each other
意
味
合
い
imiai
nuance
度
合
い
doai
degree
問
い
合
わ
せ
る
toiawaseru
to inquire
待
ち
合
わ
せ
machiawase
rendezvous
持
ち
合
わ
せ
る
mochiawaseru
to happen to have on hand
助
け
合
う
tasukeau
to help each other
取
り
合
う
toriau
to contend for
付
き
合
う
tsukiau
to associate with
付
き
合
い
tsukiai
association
似
合
う
niau
to suit
絡
み
合
う
karamiau
to be entangled
こう ・ごう kou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
合
理
gouri
rational
合
計
goukei
total
会
合
kaigou
meeting
合
同
goudou
joint
合
gou
counter for portions
合
意
goui
agreement
都
合
tsugou
circumstances
集
合
shuugou
gathering
合
流
gouryuu
confluence
整
合
seigou
consistency
談
合
dangou
collusion
配
合
haigou
combination
化
合
kagou
chemical combination
連
合
rengou
union
合
成
gousei
synthesis
結
合
ketsugou
combination
合
法
gouhou
legal
競
合
kyougou
competition
不
都
合
futsugou
inconvenience
不
合
理
fugouri
irrational
総
合
sougou
comprehensive
統
合
tougou
integration
合
格
goukaku
passing (exam)
複
合
fukugou
composite
適
合
tekigou
conformity
混
合
kongou
mixing
不
合
格
fugoukaku
failure
融
合
yuugou
fusion
併
合
heigou
merger
あい ai Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
かっ ・がっ ka On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
あわ awa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
い i Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (3)
Compound ideograph (会意). A lid/cover (交) over 口 (mouth/container). A lid fitting over a container — to fit, join, match.