付つけ合あわせる

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Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

garnish; serve with; pair with (food)

Used for adding a side dish, garnish, or accompaniment to a main dish. Common in cooking contexts.

ステーキに温おん野や菜さいを付つけ合あわせる。
I serve the steak with warm vegetables.
この料りょう理りにはレモンを付つけ合あわせるとさっぱり

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This dish becomes refreshing when you garnish it with lemon.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

join together; put together; connect

General sense of joining or connecting things, often physically. Less common than sense 1 in everyday use.

パイプを付つけ合あわせて水みずを流ながす。
I connect the pipes and let water flow.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

compare; check against; collate

Used for comparing documents, lists, or data side by side to verify consistency. Similar to 突き合わせる (sense 2).

Written forms

付つけ合あわせるUsage15%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
つけ合あわせるUsage70%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana form; not a common practical spelling.
つけあわせるUsage15%
付つけ合あわせる
Variant spelling; 合わせる is more common than 合せる in modern usage.

Kanji

付adhere, attach, refer to
合fit, suit, join

Similar words

突つき合あわせる
突き合わせる (sense 2) also means 'to compare' or 'to check against', but it often implies a more forceful or confrontational comparison, while 付け合わせる is more neutral and often used for document verification.

Etymology

Compound of 付ける (tsukeru, 'attach') and 合わせる (awaseru, 'put together'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination yields the sense of attaching things together or pairing them.