合 fit
Also: match
- On'yomi
- ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
- Kun'yomi
- あ-う、あ-わせる
- Strokes
- 6
- JLPT
- N4
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 2
In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): あ-う.
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
Remember it
A person puts one lid over a mouth — the cover fits the jar perfectly and the two match.
A common word
- 合う あう to fit
Example sentences
このくつはサイズが合いません。
このくつはサイズがあいません。
These shoes aren't the right size.
みんなでお金を合わせて買いました。
みんなでおかねをあわせてかいました。
We put our money together and bought it.
Don't confuse it with
Kanji that share a part
人 is its radical. 24 kanji share it in all.
- 今 now
- 以 by means of
- 会 meet
- 全 all
- 茶 tea
- 内 inside N3
- 余 too much N3
- 命 fate N3
一 is a component. 50 kanji share it in all.