JLPT N4 · Verb

合う (au)

合う (あう, au) is a Japanese verb meaning “to come together; to merge”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あう
Romaji: au
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet · godan verb, intransitive
to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct · godan verb, intransitive
to be profitable; to be equitable · godan verb, intransitive
to do ... to each other; to do ... together · auxiliary verb, godan verb · after the -masu stem of a verb

Example sentences

このチョッキは前が合わない。

This waistcoat won't meet at the front.

Tatoeba #223559

この白いコートはあなたによく合うでしょう。

This white coat will look very nice on you.

Tatoeba #220206

２人の女性はお互い微笑みあった。

The two ladies smiled at each other.

Tatoeba #235451

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 合う

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	合う	あう au
Polite (~masu)	合います	あいます aimasu
Negative	合わない	あわない awanai
Polite negative	合いません	あいません aimasen
Past	合った	あった atta
Polite past	合いました	あいました aimashita
Negative past	合わなかった	あわなかった awanakatta
Te-form	合って	あって atte
Potential	合える	あえる aeru
Passive	合われる	あわれる awareru
Causative	合わせる	あわせる awaseru
Volitional	合おう	あおう aou
Imperative	合え	あえ ae
Conditional (~ba)	合えば	あえば aeba

Kanji in 合う

合

fit, suit, joinゴウ・ガッ・あ.う・-あ.う · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 合う.

場合ばあいcase試合しあいmatch都合つごうcircumstances具合ぐあいcondition割合わりあいrate間に合うまにあうto be in time (for)合図あいずsign会合かいごうmeeting組合くみあいassociation合格ごうかくpassing (an exam)合計ごうけいsum total知合いしりあいacquaintance付合うつきあうto associate with出合いであいmeeting

Source: JMdict entry 1284430 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.