合わせ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
合
あ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 合(あ)わせる (awaseru, “to join together”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あわせ (Odaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

合(あ)わせ • (awase) ^{←あはせ (afase)^?}

joining together

Derived terms

語呂合(ごろあ)わせ (goroawase, “pun”)
貝(かい)合(あ)わせ (kaiawase, “tribadism”)
兜(かぶと)合(あ)わせ (kabutoawase, “frot”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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