向かい合わせる

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

()かい (mukai, facing, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()かう (mukau).) + ()わせる (awaseru, put together) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) かいあわせ [mùkáíáwáséꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [6])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝka̠ia̠ɰᵝa̠se̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb edit

()かい()わせる (mukaiawaseruichidan (stem ()かい()わせ (mukaiawase), past ()かい()わせた (mukaiawaseta))

  1. to make something/someone face, oppose, confront (with)

Inflection edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN