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相性 (あいしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Meanings 1
noun
compatibility ; chemistry ; affinity
Describes how well two people, things, or elements suit each other. Often used for personal relationships, but also for compatibility between objects, foods, or abstract concepts.
この ソース と パスタ は 相あい 性しょう が 抜ばつ 群ぐん だ 。
This sauce and pasta go together perfectly.
Written forms 相あい 性しょう Usage 99%
Standard and most common spelling.
合あい 性しょう Usage <1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
合あ い 性しょう Usage <1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Kanji 相 inter-, mutual, together Similar words 相あい 性しょう 占うらな い A compound meaning 'compatibility fortune-telling', often used for romantic compatibility.
馬うま が 合あ う An idiomatic expression meaning 'to get along well', similar to 相性がいい but more colloquial and limited to people.
Etymology Compound of 相 (あい, mutual) and 性 (しょう, nature/character). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally conveys 'mutual nature' or 'compatibility'.
