I Love Kanji釣り合う (tsuriau)
釣り合う (つりあう, tsuriau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to balance; to be in harmony”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- つりあう
- Romaji
- tsuriau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium · godan verb, intransitive
- to suit; to go well together; to be a good match · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 釣り合う
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 | 釣り合う | つりあう tsuriau |
| Polite (~masu) | 釣り合います | つりあいます tsuriaimasu |
| Negative | 釣り合わない | つりあわない tsuriawanai |
| Polite negative | 釣り合いません | つりあいません tsuriaimasen |
| Past | 釣り合った | つりあった tsuriatta |
| Polite past | 釣り合いました | つりあいました tsuriaimashita |
| Negative past | 釣り合わなかった | つりあわなかった tsuriawanakatta |
| Te-form | 釣り合って | つりあって tsuriatte |
| Potential | 釣り合える | つりあえる tsuriaeru |
| Passive | 釣り合われる | つりあわれる tsuriawareru |
| Causative | 釣り合わせる | つりあわせる tsuriawaseru |
| Volitional | 釣り合おう | つりあおう tsuriaou |
| Imperative | 釣り合え | つりあえ tsuriae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 釣り合えば | つりあえば tsuriaeba |
Kanji in 釣り合う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 釣り合う.
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Source: JMdict entry 1434050 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.