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有り合う (ありあう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

有あり合あう

Meanings

1

godan verb (-u), intransitive verb

happen to be present; be on hand

Describes something that is available or present by chance, not specially prepared. Often used for items or resources that are already there.

冷れい蔵ぞう庫こに有あり合あうもので夕ゆう食しょくを作つくった。
I made dinner with whatever happened to be in the fridge.
有あり合あう

材ざい

料りょう

で

なん

と

か

間ま

に

合あ

わ

せ

た

。

I managed with the ingredients I had on hand.

Written forms

有あり合あう
Standard kanji spelling.
あり合あう
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, also seen.

Kanji

有possess, have, exist
合fit, suit, join

Similar words

ある
ある simply means 'to exist' or 'to be present', while 有り合う emphasizes that something is present by chance or without special preparation.
有あり合あわせ
有り合わせ is the noun form meaning 'things on hand' or 'what is available', often used in the phrase 有り合わせの材料 (ingredients on hand).

Etymology

Compound of 有り (ari, continuative form of ある 'to exist') + 合う (au, 'to meet, to come together'), literally 'to exist together', giving the sense of something being present by chance.