釣つり合あい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Refers to physical, visual, or abstract balance between things, often used in contexts like design, relationships, or fairness.

この絵えは色いろの釣つり合あいが取とれていない。
This painting lacks color balance.
収しゅう入にゅうと支し出しゅつの釣つり合あいを考かんがえる必ひつ要ようがある。
We need to consider the balance between income and expenses.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉と釣つり合あいが取とれるto be well balanced with something
このデザインは色いろと形かたちの釣つり合あいが取とれている。
This design has a good balance of color and shape.
釣つり合あいを保たもつto maintain balance
自じ転てん車しゃに乗のるときは体からだの釣つり合あいを保たもつことが大たい切せつだ。
When riding a bicycle, it's important to keep your body balanced.
釣つり合あいを欠かくto lack balance; to be unbalanced
その予よ算さん配はい分ぶんは釣つり合あいを欠かいている。
That budget allocation is unbalanced.
〈人ひと〉と釣つり合あいが取とれないto not be a good match for someone
二人ふたりは年ねん齢れい的てきに釣つり合あいが取とれないと言いわれた。
People said the two of them weren't a good match age-wise.

Kanji

釣angling, fish, catch
合fit, suit, join

Related words

バランスN3
バランス is a casual loanword for balance used in everyday and design contexts, while 釣り合い has a slightly more traditional, formal feel.
均きん衡こうN1
均衡 is a formal term used mainly in economics, politics, or science, while 釣り合い is broader and fits everyday situations too.
調ちょう和わN1
調和 stresses harmonious blending of elements, whereas 釣り合い focuses more on even, weight-like balance between two things.
見み合あいN3
釣り合い is the common word for balance or equilibrium, while 見合い in this sense is a more formal, less frequently used term for correspondence between things.
兼かね合あい
釣り合い usually describes physical or proportional balance, whereas 兼ね合い refers to abstract coordination between competing concerns.

Opposites

不ふ釣つり合あい
釣り合い means 'balance/match', while 不釣り合い is its negation, describing a lack of balance or fit.

Written forms

釣つり合あいUsage57%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
釣つり合あいUsage16%
Variant spelling; slightly less common but still widely recognized.
つりあいUsage15%
釣つり合あいUsage12%
Abbreviated kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 釣り合う (to balance, to match), which combines 釣る (to fish, to hang) and 合う (to match, to fit). The noun form 釣り合い refers to the state of being in balance or proportion.