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Kanji Detail for 合 - "match, unite, fit"

合

  • Meaning

    合 means "match, unite, fit."

    1. Combine - To join together; to unite.

    2. Fit - To match; to suit; to agree.

    3. Meet - To encounter; to come together.

    4. Total - The sum; altogether.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fit; suit; join; 0.1

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    combine, unite, join; gather

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to combine, to join, to unite; to gather

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Harmonious and united. Such as 同心合力 (work together), 情投意合 (hit it off). | Combining different things into one. Such as multiple people investing together in one business is called 合資. Multiple people agreeing to work together on one thing is called 合謀. | To connect. Such as military encirclement is called 合圍. Completing river works is called 合龍, meaning different sections connecting together. | To correspond. All matters with evidence to prove they should be so are called 合. Such as 合法 (legal), 合式 (proper). Hence being correct is called 合. What one considers correct is also called 合. Such as 合行知, 照理合聲明. | To compare. Verifying documents of trust. Ancients used tallies, called 合符, or contracts, called 合券, like today comparing certificates with stubs. Contracts agreed upon by both parties are called 合同, same meaning. | Comparing two things, using this value to equal that is also called 合. Such as converting copper coins to silver dollars, silver dollars to gold pounds. | A comprehensive term. Such as 合鄉, 合邑 (the entire village, the entire county). | 六合: Refers to above, below, and the four directions. | A measure name. Ten 合 equals one 升. Ten 升 equals one 斗.
  • Onyomitip

    gatsu(がつ) がつ

    go(ご) ご

    katsu(かつ) かつ

    koh(こう) こう

  • Kunyomitip

    a.u(あう) あう

    a.waseru(あわせる) あわせる

    a.wasu(あわす) あわす

  • Strokestip

    6 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords
    match fit suit unite combine meet join together harmony agreement pass total union association

Sentences including 合

  • We stood face to face.

  • Your answer is right.

  • The family love one another.

  • Her dress is not to my taste.

  • They stood face to face.

  • Make haste , and you will be in time.

  • Except for bill , they were all in time.

  • I watched the game from beginning to end.

  • He had his arm broken during the game.

  • Both of my parents love each other.

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