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Kanji Information Sheet for 合 ( PDF version )
English: 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 あう あん い か こう ごお に ね や り わい |
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
口 (くち) – mouth
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: cap fits mouth
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #41 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #41 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
- 試合 [しあい]
(n) match; game; bout; contest [K] [D] [Jisho] - 場合 [ばあい]
(n-adv,n) case; situation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 間に合う [まにあう]
(v5u) (1) to be in time for; (2) to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough [K] [D] [Jisho] - 合う [あう]
(v5u) to fit; to suit; to agree with; to match; to be correct; to be profitable [K] [D] [Jisho] - 具合 [ぐあい]
(n) condition; state; manner; health [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割合 [わりあい]
(adv,n) (1) rate; ratio; percentage; proportion; (2) comparatively; (3) contrary to expectations [K] [D] [Jisho] - 都合 [つごう]
(adv,n) circumstances; condition; convenience [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 付き合い [つきあい]
(n) association; socializing; fellowship [K] [D] [Jisho] - 合わせる [あわせる]
(v1) to join together; to be opposite; to face; to unite; to combine; to connect; to add up; to mix; to match; to overlap; to compare; to check with [K] [D] [Jisho] - 合格 [ごうかく]
(n,vs) success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility [K] [D] [Jisho] - 合計 [ごうけい]
(n,vs) sum total; total amount [K] [D] [Jisho] - 会合 [かいごう]
(n) meeting; assembly [K] [D] [Jisho] - 合図 [あいず]
(n,vs) sign; signal [K] [D] [Jisho] - 似合う [にあう]
(v5u) to suit; to match; to become; to be like [K] [D] [Jisho] - 組合 [くみあい]
(n) association; union [K] [D] [Jisho] - 話し合う [はなしあう]
(v5u) to discuss; to talk together [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 集合 [しゅうごう]
(n,vs) (1) gathering; assembly; meeting; (2) (math) set [K] [D] [Jisho] - 待合室 [まちあいしつ]
(n) waiting room [K] [D] [Jisho] - 知合い [しりあい]
(n) acquaintance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 問い合わせ [といあわせ]
(n) enquiry; ENQ [K] [D] [Jisho] - 混合 [こんごう]
(n,vs) mixing; mixture [K] [D] [Jisho] - 釣り合う [つりあう]
(v5u) to balance; to be in harmony; to suit [K] [D] [Jisho] - 打合せ [うちあわせ]
(n) business meeting; previous arrangement; appointment [K] [D] [Jisho] - 出合い [であい]
(n) an encounter [K] [D] [Jisho] - 組合せ [くみあわせ]
(n) combination [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 総合的 [そうごうてき]
(adj-na) synthetic; comprehensive [K] [D] [Jisho] - 融合 [ゆうごう]
(n,vs) agglutination; adhesion; fusion; unite [K] [D] [Jisho] - 国際連合 [こくさいれんごう]
United Nations [K] [D] [Jisho] - 助け合い [たすけあい]
(n) cooperation; mutual aid (help) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 助け合う [たすけあう]
(v5u) to help each other; to cooperate [K] [D] [Jisho] - 度合 [どあい]
(n) degree; extent [K] [D] [Jisho] - 度合い [どあい]
(n) degree; extent [K] [D] [Jisho] - 待合 [まちあい]
(n) meeting; meeting place; geisha entertaining room [K] [D] [Jisho] - 知り合う [しりあう]
(v5u) to get to know (someone); to make acquaintance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 隣り合う [となりあう]
(v5u) to adjoin each other; to sit side by side [K] [D] [Jisho] - 隣り合わせ [となりあわせ]
(adj-no,n) adjoining each other [K] [D] [Jisho] - 居合わせる [いあわせる]
(v1) to happen to be present [K] [D] [Jisho] - 隣合う [となりあう]
(io) (v5u) to adjoin each other; to sit side by side [K] [D] [Jisho] - 隣合わせ [となりあわせ]
(adj-no,n) adjoining each other [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち合い [もちあい]
(n) (1) unity; even matching; interdependence; (2) steadiness (of market price) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 申し合わせ [もうしあわせ]
(n) arrangement; appointment [K] [D] [Jisho] - 符合 [ふごう]
(n,vs) agreeing; coincidence [K] [D] [Jisho] - 打ち合い [うちあい]
(n) exchange of blows; long rally [K] [D] [Jisho] - 打ち合せ [うちあわせ]
(n) business meeting; previous arrangement; appointment [K] [D] [Jisho] - 知合う [しりあう]
(v5u) to get to know (someone); to make acquaintance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 引き合い [ひきあい]
(n) reference; comparison; witness; deal [K] [D] [Jisho] - 糾合 [きゅうごう]
(n) a rally; a muster [K] [D] [Jisho] - 沖合 [おきあい]
(n) coast; the offing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 沖合い [おきあい]
(n) coast; the offing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 核融合 [かくゆうごう]
(n) nuclear fusion [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.