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相まる (あいまる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ru)
pile up ; accumulate ; combine
colloquial
Colloquial verb meaning multiple factors or things come together and build up, often leading to a result. Frequently used in the ～て form 相まって to mean 'combined with' or 'together with'.
See also: 相まって
Effort and luck came together, leading to success.
Written forms 相あい まる
Standard kanji spelling for this verb.
相あい 俟ま る
Alternate kanji spelling using 俟; less common.
Kanji 相 inter-, mutual, together Similar words 重かさ なる 重なる means things physically or temporally overlap; 相まる emphasizes a synergistic or cumulative effect of multiple elements.
積つ もる 積もる is used for physical accumulation like snow or dust; 相まる is more abstract and often involves intangible factors.
Etymology Compound of 相 (あい, mutual) + まる (from 積まる or similar, meaning to accumulate). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it conveys mutual accumulation.
