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示し合わせる (しめしあわせる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
arrange beforehand ; prearrange ; conspire
Used when people secretly agree on a plan, story, or signal in advance, often with a negative or conspiratorial nuance. The core meaning is mutual prior arrangement.
二人ふたり
は
目め
配くば
せ
で
示しめ
し
合あ
わせ
て
、
同どう
時じ
に
立た
ち
上あ
がっ
た
。
The two signaled each other with a glance and stood up at the same time.
Written forms 示しめ し 合あ わせる Usage 78%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority in news and frequency lists.
しめしあわせる Usage 17%
示しめ し 合あわ せる Usage 5%
Older kanji form using 合せる; less common in modern writing.
Kanji 示 show, indicate, point out Similar words 打う ち 合あ わせる 打ち合わせる is a neutral term for a prior meeting or discussion to coordinate plans, while 示し合わせる often implies a secret or conspiratorial arrangement.
共きょう 謀ぼう する 共謀する is a formal or legal term for conspiracy, whereas 示し合わせる is more colloquial and can be used for everyday secret agreements.
Etymology Compound of 示し (from 示す, 'to show, indicate') and 合わせる ('to match, put together'), literally 'to show each other and match up', i.e., to arrange or conspire together.
