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度合い (どあい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

度ど合あい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

degree; extent; level

Used to describe the degree or extent of something, often in abstract or measurable contexts. Common in both formal and everyday language.

被ひ害がいの度ど合あいはまだ分わからない。
The extent of the damage is still unknown.
練れん習しゅうの度ど合あいによって上じょう達たつの速はやさが変かわる。
The speed of improvement varies depending on the amount of practice.

Written forms

度ど合あいUsage80%
Standard spelling with okurigana, common in news and everyday writing.
度ど合あいUsage20%
Shorter variant without the final い, also common and listed in major dictionaries.

Kanji

度degrees, occurrence, time
合

fit, suit, join

Similar words

程てい度ど
程度 is more common in everyday speech and often interchangeable, but 度合い can sound slightly more formal or technical when describing measurable extents.
具ぐ合あい
具合 focuses on condition or state (e.g., health, machine operation), while 度合い focuses on degree or extent.

Etymology

Compound of 度 (do, 'degree') and 合い (ai, 'togetherness' or 'matching'), literally 'degree-matching'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period to express extent or degree.