The kanji 合: meaning, readings and stroke order
合
- Meaning
- fit, put together
- On reading
- ゴウ gou、ガッ ga、カッ* ka
- Kun reading
- あ(う) au、あ(わす) awasu、あ(わせる) awaseru
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 mouth, opening
- Level
- Level 2 · grade 2
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- hợp, khớp (hợp)
- Japanese
- あう。あわせる。
- Korean
- 맞다, 합치다 (합)
- Chinese
- 合适、合在一起
Readings, words and example sentences
ゴウ gou · on reading
合計
total
合計を 出して ください。
Please work out the total.
ガッ ga · on reading
合作
joint work, made together
兄と 合作で 絵を かきました。
My big brother and I drew a picture together.
あ(う) au · kun reading
合う
to match, to fit
二人の 時間が 合いません。
The two of them can't find a time that works for both.
あ(わす) awasu · kun reading · less common
合わす
to put together, to join
手を 合わせて おがみます。
I put my hands together and pray.
あ(わせる) awaseru · kun reading
合わせる
to combine, to put together
みんなで 力を 合わせます。
We all join forces.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.