相あい

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Meanings

Prefix used to indicate joint, mutual, or shared action or relationship. Common in compounds like 相部屋 (sharing a room) or 相乗り (riding together).

相あい容いれないincompatible; mutually exclusive; clashing
相あい済すまぬvery sorry; remorseful; apologetic
功こう罪ざい相あい償つぐなうgood and bad deeds cancel out; merits and demerits offset each other
同どう気き相あい求もとむlike minds gather; birds of a feather flock together
相あい手てにするassociate with; deal with; take notice of · play against; take on (a rival)

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相あい手てN4
companion; partner; company · other party; addressee; counterparty · opponent; rival
相あい変かわらずN3
as usual; as always; still
相あい性しょう
compatibility; chemistry; affinity
相あい棒ぼう
partner; pal; accomplice
相あい対たいN1
face-to-face; private; between the parties

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相あい方かた
partner; companion · partner for the night
相あいまって
coupled with; together with; combined with
相あい次つぐN2
follow one after another; occur in succession
相あい席せき
sharing a table with a stranger
相あいづちN1
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections showing attention · two smiths hammering in turn
相あい乗のり
ridesharing; sharing a ride; carpooling · doing together; collaborating; piggybacking
相部屋あいべや
sharing a room; dormitory room · match between wrestlers from the same stable
相あい打うち
simultaneous strike; mutual hit · draw; tie
相あい反はんするN1
be contrary; conflict; run counter to
相あい次ついでN2
one after another; in succession
入いり相あい
sunset; dusk · evening bell; vespers bell
御お相あい
person who sits between host and guest of honor at a drinking party; companion at a drinking party
相あい中なか
gap; space · good relationship
相あい合あい
doing together · being equal; being on par
相あい婿むこ
brother-in-law (husband of one's spouse's sister)
相あい客きゃく
fellow guest; fellow lodger; fellow passenger
相あい宿やど
staying at the same inn; rooming together
相あい年どし
the same age

The prefix 相 (あい) is derived from the verb 合う (あう, 'to meet, to fit together'), indicating mutual or joint action.