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辻褄が合う (つじつまがあう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-u)
to be consistent ; to be coherent ; to add up
Used when facts, statements, or a story are logically consistent and free of contradictions. Often appears in negative forms like つじつまが合わない (doesn't add up).
See also: 辻褄
証しょう 言げん が つじつま が 合あ っ て いる か 確かく 認にん し て ください 。
Please check whether the testimonies are consistent.
Written forms 辻つじ 褄つま が 合あ う
Standard kanji spelling; 辻褄 is a compound meaning 'consistency' or 'coherence'.
つじつまが 合あ う
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji 辻褄 is considered difficult.
Kanji 辻 crossing, crossroad, street corners Similar words 一いっ 貫かん 性せい 一貫性 is a noun meaning 'consistency' as a quality or principle, while つじつまが合う is a verbal phrase describing whether something is logically coherent.
筋すじ が 通とお る 筋が通る also means 'to be logical' or 'to make sense', but focuses more on the reasoning itself being sound, whereas つじつまが合う emphasizes the absence of contradictions between parts.
Etymology From 辻褄 (つじつま, 'consistency', literally 'crossroads and hem') + が + 合う (あう, 'to match'). The exact origin of 辻褄 is uncertain, but it is used idiomatically to refer to logical coherence.
