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肌が合わない (はだがあわない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

肌はだが合あわない

Meanings

1

expression, i-adjective

cannot get along with; incompatible

Describes a fundamental personal incompatibility, like oil and water. Often used with と to mark the person one doesn't get along with.

彼かれとはどうも肌はだが合あわない。
I just can't seem to get along with him.
新あたらしい上じょう司しとは肌はだが合あわなくて、仕

し

事ごと

が

やり

にくい

。

I don't get along with my new boss, which makes work difficult.

Kanji

肌texture, skin, body
合fit, suit, join

Similar words

気きが合あう
気が合う means to get along well due to shared interests or chemistry, while 肌が合わない emphasizes a deeper, often instinctive incompatibility.
そりが合あわない
そりが合わない is a similar expression meaning 'cannot get along,' but 肌が合わない often implies a more physical or instinctive aversion.

Etymology

The expression literally means 'the skin does not match,' metaphorically suggesting that two people's fundamental natures or dispositions are incompatible, as if their very skins reject each other.