合

Suit

Meaning: Suit

You find a hat on the ground with a weird mouth as the design on the front. You think it looks weird, but when you put it on, you find it suits you quite well.

Imagine yourself feeling not so sure about this hat at first. But, once you put it on, you feel pleasantly surprised.

Reading: n/i

No important on’yomi reading, so let’s go focus on the kun’yomi and vocab.

Vocabulary

a 合う（あう）＝　To Suit

• Meaning: The same as the kanji, but verb form. Sometimes this can mean “join” though, so be careful in future words where this happens (don’t worry, I’ll tell you).
• Reading: Imagine that every time something suited you (like a tie, or whatever) you had a huge amount of pain shiver through your body. “OW!” (あう).

a 合わせる（あわせる）＝　To Unify Together

• Meaning: When something suits something else, it’s one thing coming together with another thing, to create the perfect combo. This is like that too – though it just means “to unify together.”
• Reading: If you know the reading of 合う, you can figure out the reading of this word too.

a 出合う（であう）＝　To Meet By Chance

• Combo: 出 (leave, exit) + 合う (to suit, join)
  
• Meaning: When you go out and something comes together (like people) you meet up. This word is more to do with meeting up by chance, though, not on purpose.
• Reading: The kun’yomi readings of the two kanji. Hint is in the hiragana, sticking out.

a 付き合う（つきあう）＝　To Go Out With

• Combo: 付き (Attach) + 合う (to suit, join)
• Meaning: When you attach to someone who suits you, you’re going out (like, going steady with that boy/girl you like). Oooh, sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g… ♪
• Reading: The kun’yomi readings of the two kanji.

打ち合わせる（うちあわせる）＝　To Strike One Thing Against Another

• Combo: 打ち (hit) + 合わせる (unify together)
• Meaning: Two things unify by hitting. Sounds disastrous.
• Reading: The kun’yomi readings of the two kanji.

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