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合わさる (あわさる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 合わさる · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 合あ わさる 合あ わさらない Polite 合あ わさります 合あ わさりません Past polite 合あ わさりました 合あ わさりませんでした Past 合あ わさった 合あ わさらなかった Te-form 合あ わさって 合あ わさらないで Desire 合あ わさりたい 合あ わさりたくない Potential 合あ わされる 合あ わされない Passive 合あ わさられる 合あ わさられない Causative 合あ わさらせる 合あ わさらせない Causative passive 合あ わさらせられる also 合あ わさらされる 合あ わさらせられない also 合あ わさらされない Volitional 合あ わさろう Polite volitional 合あ わさりましょう Imperative 合あ わされ 合あ わさるな Conditional 合あ わされば 合あ わさらなければ Tara conditional 合あ わさったら 合あ わさらなかったら
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両りょう 手て を 合あ わせる と 、 指ゆび が ぴったり 合あ わさっ た 。
When I put my hands together, my fingers fit perfectly.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 と 〈 物もの 〉 が 合あ わさる for two things to join or combine together
The two sounds combined to form a beautiful melody.
手て が 合あ わさる for one's hands to come together (as in prayer)
My hands came together naturally as I prayed.
傷きず 口ぐち が 合あ わさる for a wound to close up
The wound closed up cleanly and barely left a scar.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 力ちから が 合あ わさる for people's efforts or strength to combine
Everyone's efforts combined, and we accomplished a huge task.
Kanji 併 join, get together, unite Transitive / intransitive 合わせる is the transitive verb meaning to put things together, while 合わさる is its intransitive counterpart meaning things come together on their own.
合わす is a colloquial variant of 合わせる (transitive), whereas 合わさる is the intransitive form describing things joining by themselves.
Related words 合う is broader, covering compatibility or agreement (opinions, timing, colors), while 合わさる specifically describes physical parts fitting or coming together.
合体する is a more formal or dramatic term for two things becoming one (like robots or organizations merging), while 合わさる is used for everyday physical joining, such as hands or wound edges.
合わさる is a plain verb meaning 'to combine/join', whereas 相まって is a fixed adverbial form used in formal writing to describe factors working together toward an effect.
Don't confuse with 混ざる means substances blend together and lose their separate identity (like colors or liquids), whereas 合わさる means distinct parts come together while still remaining recognizable, like closing hands or a wound.
Written forms 合あ わさる Usage 91%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news ranking.
あわさる Usage 9%
合あわ さる
Less common variant without the わ; may be encountered but 合わさる is preferred.
併あわ さる
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; not standard and best avoided by learners.
Etymology Derived from the verb 合う (au, 'to meet, to match') with the intransitive suffix さる, indicating a natural coming together or fitting.
