相あいまって

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

adverb

coupled with; together with; combined with

Used in the pattern AとBが相まって or AとBとが相まって to express that two factors work together to produce a result. Often found in formal or written contexts.

努ど力りょくと才さい能のうが相あいまって、彼かれは成せい功こうした。
His effort coupled with his talent led to his success.
伝でん統とうと

革かく

新しん

が

相あい

まっ

て

、

独どく

自じ

の

文ぶん

化か

が

生う

まれ

た

。

Tradition and innovation together gave birth to a unique culture.

Written forms

相あいまって
Standard kanji spelling; the most frequent form in modern writing.
相あい俟まって
Less common variant using 俟; seen in older or formal texts.

Kanji

相inter-, mutual, together
俟wait, depend on

Similar words

共ともに
共に is a more general word for 'together' or 'along with', while 相まって specifically emphasizes the synergistic effect of two elements combining.
相そう乗じょう効こう果か
相乗効果 is a noun meaning 'synergy', often used in business or technical contexts. 相まって is an adverbial expression that describes the process of synergy in action.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 相待つ (あいまつ), meaning 'to wait for each other' or 'to combine'. The -te form 相まって became fixed as an adverbial expression meaning 'coupled with'.