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採算が合う (さいさんがあう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-u)
be profitable ; pay ; break even
Used in business contexts to indicate that a venture, product, or activity yields enough revenue to cover costs and generate profit. Often appears in negative form 採算が合わない.
採さい 算さん が 合あ う 価か 格かく を 設せっ 定てい する 必ひつ 要よう が ある 。
We need to set a price that will be profitable.
Written forms 採さい 算さん が 合あ う
採さい 算さん があう
Kana spelling of the verb part; less common but still used.
Kanji 算 calculate, divining, number Similar words 採さい 算さん 採算 is the noun meaning 'profitability' or 'paying proposition'; 採算が合う is the full verb phrase meaning 'to be profitable'.
採さい 算さん が 取と れる Similar meaning, but 採算が取れる emphasizes the ability to secure profitability, while 採算が合う focuses on the balance of costs and revenue.
Etymology Compound of 採算 (profitability) + が (subject marker) + 合う (to match, to balance). Literally 'the profitability matches', i.e., the numbers add up to a profit.
