Word Meaning 鉢合せる

はちあわせる hachiawaseru

鉢合せる is read as はちあわせる (hachiawaseru) and means to bump heads.

Meaning

English

  1. to bump heads
  2. to bump into each other
  3. to collide head-on
  4. to meet by chance
  5. to encounter
  6. to run into

Reading

Kana

はちあわせる

Romaji

hachiawaseru

Writing Variants

  • はち合わせる はちあわせる hachiawaseru
  • 鉢合わせる はちあわせる hachiawaseru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 120222 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鉢合わせ

はちあわせ

bumping of heads

鉢巻き

はちまき

headband

はち

flowerpot

鉢植え

はちうえ

potted plant

合わせる

あわせる

to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)

間に合わせる

まにあわせる

to get (something) done in time

組み合わせる

くみあわせる

to match against (e.g. in a sport)