合わせ

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 [àwáséꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [a̠β̞a̠se̞]

Noun

合(あ)わせ • (awase) ^{←あはせ (afase)?}

1. 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”)