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噛み合う
かみ合う
Readings
かみあう
kamiau
English
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Intransitive verb
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.), to engage with each other, to meet (of teeth), to occlude
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Intransitive verb
to bite each other
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Intransitive verb
usu. in the negative
to be on the same wavelength
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 噛み合う, 噛み合います
[does], will [do] 噛み合わない, 噛み合いません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 噛み合った, 噛み合いました
[did] 噛み合わなかった, 噛み合いませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 噛み合って, 噛み合いまして 噛み合わないで, 噛み合いませんで 噛み合わなくて
Kanjis
噛 ON: コウ, ゴウ KUN: か.む, か.じる
chew, bite, gnaw

Stroke: 15 SKIP: 1-3-12 FC: 6107.7


合 ON: ゴウ, ガッ, カッ KUN: あ.う, -あ.う, あ.い, あい-, -あ.い, -あい, あ.わす, あ.わせる, -あ.わせる
fit, suit, join, 0.1

Stroke: 6 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 2-2-4 FC: 8060.0


Phrases
噛み合う犬は呼び難し。
Parts: 噛み合う (かみあう) 犬 (いぬ) 呼ぶ (よぶ) 難い (にくい)
You can't call dogs off from a fight.

うまく噛み合わないまま何時間も話し合った。
Parts: 上手い (うまく) 噛み合う (かみあう) 儘 (まま) 何時間 (なんじかん) 話し合う (はなしあう)
They talked for hours at cross purposes.