Word Meaning 噛み合う

かみあう kamiau

噛み合う is read as かみあう (kamiau) and means to be on the same wavelength.

Meaning

English

to be on the same wavelength
to bite each other
to engage (with)
to be in gear (with)
to mesh

Reading

Kana

かみあう

Romaji

kamiau

Writing Variants

かみ合う かみあう kamiau

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Rank 163838 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

噛合わせ

かみあわせ

engaging or meshing (of gears)

上噛合わせ

うわかみあわせ

overbite

噛む

かむ

to be involved in

噛み付く

かみつく

to bite (at)

合う

あう

to be profitable

知り合う

しりあう

to get to know each other

隣り合う

となりあう

to adjoin each other

話し合う

はなしあう

to discuss

間に合う

まにあう

to be in time (for)

似合う

にあう

to suit

付き合う

つきあう

to go along with

触れ合う

ふれあう

to come into contact with

Example Sentences

噛み合う犬は呼び難し。

You can't call dogs off from a fight.