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噛み合う

かみあう

Readings

かみあう

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5u, vito mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to meet (of teeth); to occlude
  2. 2.
    v5u, vito bite each other
  3. 3.
    v5u, vito be on the same wavelength; to mesh

Kanji breakdown

噛
15 strokes
合
N36 strokesGrade 2

Example sentences

歯車がかみ合っている。

The cog-wheels are in gear.

噛み合う犬は呼び難し。

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。

They talked for hours at cross purposes.

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噛み合うかみあう

to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

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