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

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 23799 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鉢合わせる

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

打ち合わせ

うちあわせ

making something match exactly

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.