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有り合わせる (ありあわせる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

有あり合あわせる

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

happen to have on hand; be available (by chance)

Describes something that one happens to have or that is available without special preparation. Often used when making do with what is at hand.

冷れい蔵ぞう庫こにあり合あわせる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.
あり合あわせる材ざい料

りょう

で

間ま

に

合あ

わ

せよう

。

Let's make do with the ingredients we happen to have.

Written forms

有あり合あわせるUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling using 有 for 'exist/have'.
あり合あわせる
Kana spelling of the first part; common in everyday writing.
在あり合あわせる
Uses 在 for 'exist'; less common than 有り合わせる.

Kanji

合fit, suit, join
有possess, have, exist
在exist, outskirts, suburbs

Similar words

ありあわせ
ありあわせ is a noun meaning 'what one happens to have' or 'makeshift', while あり合わせる is the verb form.
ある
ある simply means 'to exist' or 'to have'; あり合わせる adds the nuance of happening to have something available by chance.

Etymology

Compound of 有り (continuative form of 有る 'to exist') + 合わせる 'to put together', literally 'to exist together'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning 'to happen to have on hand' developed naturally from the components.