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睨み合わせる (にらみあわせる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
weigh against ; compare and consider
Used when comparing multiple factors or options and making a judgment based on their relative importance or balance. Often implies a careful, deliberate consideration.
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He decided on the investment after comparing and considering the risks and returns.
Written forms 睨にら み 合あ わせる
にらみ 合あ わせる Usage 86%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common than the full kanji form.
睨にら み 合あわ せる Usage 14%
Variant with 合せる instead of 合わせる; less common.
睨にら みあわせる
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; acceptable but less standard.
Kanji 睨 glaring at, authority, power Similar words 比ひ 較かく する 比較する is a general term for comparing, while 睨み合わせる emphasizes weighing multiple elements against each other to make a decision.
考こう 慮りょ する 考慮する means to take into account, but 睨み合わせる specifically involves comparing and balancing different factors.
Etymology Compound of 睨む (にらむ, 'to glare at, to scrutinize') and 合わせる (あわせる, 'to combine, to match'). The image is of scrutinizing multiple things together to compare them.
