漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
合: fit, suit
Also: join, 0.1
人 and 口 carry the meaning · 一 is drawn in
Oracle bone · Shang Bronze · Warring States Today
Oracle bone and bronze: Wikimedia Commons, traced from Academia Sinica, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seven readings, and the words that use each
ゴウgou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 合計するごうけいするadd up
- 合意するごういするagree
- 集合するしゅうごうするgather [v.i.]
- 都合つごうconvenience
ガッga · on'yomi
- 合唱がっしょうchorus
- 合衆国がっしゅうこくUnited States of America
カッka · on'yomi
- 合戦かっせんbattle
あうau · kun'yomi · on its own
- 合うあうmatch [v.i.]
- 助け合うたすけあうhelp each other
あいai · kun'yomi
- 知り合いしりあいacquaintance
あい-ai- · kun'yomi
- 試合しあいgame, match
あわせるawaseru · kun'yomi
- 合わせるあわせるput together, join, adapt
Also read -あう, -あい, -あい, あわす, -あわせる, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Ideogrammic compound (會意)亼 + 口 mouth
Two mouths speaking together.
Source: Wiktionary, 合 (rev. 92641892), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Open your mouth wide and what do you see? A simple, sturdy square!”
Connections
Also read ゴウ
12 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by sideIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · hé
Same form: 合 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 合 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 合 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin hé most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.