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How to say 'Meet' in Japanese | 待ち合わせる

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The Japanese word for Meet is 'Machiawaseru', written as 待ち合わせる in Japanese.'Meet' in hiragana is まちあわせる.

    word

    待ち合わせる

    Meaning

    Meet

    Reading

    まちあわせる

    machiawaseru

    Kanji

    待Wait 合Fit, Match

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '待ち合わせる (まちあわせる)' means 'to meet' or 'to arrange to meet'. It is commonly used when two or more people agree to meet at a specific time and place. This verb often implies a prearranged meeting rather than a chance encounter. For example: Let's meet at the station at 3 PM「3時に駅で待ち合わせましょう」(さんじにえきでまちあわせましょう). We arranged to meet in front of the cinema「私たちは映画館の前で待ち合わせた」(わたしたちはえいがかんのまえでまちあわせた). The verb is a combination of '待つ (まつ)' meaning 'to wait' and '合わせる (あわせる)' meaning 'to match' or 'to adjust', reflecting the idea of coordinating a meeting time and place.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5625

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 待ち合わせる

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    待

    Meaning

    Wait

  • kanji

    合

    Meaning

    Fit, Match

Hiragana in the Word 待ち合わせる

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    ち

    Reading

    Chi

  • hiragana

    わ

    Reading

    Wa

  • hiragana

    せ

    Reading

    Se

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 待ち合わせる Through the Kanji 待

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 待 as well.

  • word

    待つ

    Meaning

    Wait

  • word

    期待

    Meaning

    Expectation

  • word

    招待

    Meaning

    Invitation

  • word

    待ち合わせ

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    待ち遠しい

    Meaning

    Eagerly awaited

  • word

    虐待

    Meaning

    Abuse

  • word

    待合室

    Meaning

    Waiting room

  • word

    待ち望む

    Meaning

    Eagerly await

  • word

    待遇

    Meaning

    Treatment

Words Related to 待ち合わせる Through the Kanji 合

These 53 Words contain the Kanji 合 as well.

  • word

    場合

    Meaning

    Case

  • word

    合わせる

    Meaning

    Match

  • word

    合格

    Meaning

    Pass

  • word

    合う

    Meaning

    Fit, Match

  • word

    付き合う

    Meaning

    Accompany, Date

  • word

    結合

    Meaning

    Combination, Bonding

  • word

    組合

    Meaning

    Union

  • word

    都合

    Meaning

    Convenience, Circumstances

  • word

    具合

    Meaning

    Condition

  • word

    連合

    Meaning

    Alliance, Union

  • word

    合わす

    Meaning

    Match, Adjust

  • word

    合図

    Meaning

    Signal

  • word

    合理

    Meaning

    Rationality

  • word

    打ち合わせ

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    打ち合わせる

    Meaning

    Discuss

  • word

    試合

    Meaning

    Match

  • word

    付き合い

    Meaning

    Relationship, Association

  • word

    合併

    Meaning

    Merger

  • word

    合計

    Meaning

    Total

  • word

    合同

    Meaning

    Joint, Combination

  • word

    合理的

    Meaning

    Rational

  • word

    合意

    Meaning

    Agreement

  • word

    合成

    Meaning

    Synthesis, Combination

  • word

    話し合う

    Meaning

    Discuss

  • word

    知り合い

    Meaning

    Acquaintance

  • word

    集合

    Meaning

    Gathering

  • word

    合唱

    Meaning

    Chorus

  • word

    話し合い

    Meaning

    Discussion

  • word

    見合い

    Meaning

    Matchmaking

  • word

    間に合わせる

    Meaning

    Make do

  • word

    組み合わせ

    Meaning

    Combination

  • word

    間に合う

    Meaning

    Suffice, Be in time

  • word

    不合格

    Meaning

    Failure

  • word

    似合う

    Meaning

    Suit

  • word

    待ち合わせ

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    問い合わせる

    Meaning

    Inquire

  • word

    割合

    Meaning

    Proportion, Relatively

  • word

    割合に

    Meaning

    Relatively

  • word

    合衆

    Meaning

    Federation

  • word

    知り合う

    Meaning

    Meet

  • word

    待合室

    Meaning

    Waiting room

  • word

    複合

    Meaning

    Combination

  • word

    組み合わせる

    Meaning

    Combine

  • word

    統合

    Meaning

    Integration

  • word

    総合

    Meaning

    Integration

  • word

    合戦

    Meaning

    Battle

  • word

    向き合う

    Meaning

    Face

  • word

    隣り合う

    Meaning

    Adjacent

  • word

    問い合わせ

    Meaning

    Inquiry

  • word

    合い

    Meaning

    Mutual

  • word

    合

    Meaning

    Combine

  • word

    釣り合い

    Meaning

    Balance

  • word

    釣り合う

    Meaning

    Balance

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