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噛み合う
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 噛み合う.
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Entry
1
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to meet (of teeth); to occlude
Examples
歯車がかみ合っている。
The cog-wheels are in gear.
2
to bite each other
Examples
噛み合う犬は呼び難し。
You can't call dogs off from a fight.
3
Usu. in the negative
to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
Examples
うまく噛み合わないまま何時間も話し合った。
They talked for hours at cross purposes.
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