Word Meaning 鉢合わせ

はちあわせ hachiawase

鉢合わせ is read as はちあわせ (hachiawase) and means bumping of heads.

Meaning

English

  1. bumping of heads
  2. running into
  3. coming across
  4. encountering

Reading

Kana

はちあわせ

Romaji

hachiawase

Writing Variants

  • はち合わせ はちあわせ hachiawase
  • 鉢合せ はちあわせ hachiawase

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 23777 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鉢合せる

はちあわせる

to bump heads

鉢巻き

はちまき

headband

はち

flowerpot

鉢植え

はちうえ

potted plant

隣り合わせ

となりあわせ

adjoining each other

打合せ

うちあわせ

making something match exactly

組合せ

くみあわせ

combination

間に合せ

まにあわせ

makeshift

重ね合わせ

かさねあわせ

superposition

Example Sentences

2

Tom and Mary bumped into each other yesterday afternoon in the library.

I bumped into Miru at the school gates, just as she was arriving from the girls' dormitory.