Word details

鉢合わせ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 鉢合わせ.

Dictionary

Entry

鉢合わせちあわせNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #15838
1

bumping of heads

Examples
校門のところで、女子寮の方から登校してきた美留と鉢合わせした。
I bumped into Miru at the school gates, just as she was arriving from the girls' dormitory.
2

Usu. with a negative connotation

running into; coming across; encountering

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

bowl, rice tub, pot, crown

13 strokesFrequency 1,890JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ハチハツ

fit, suit, join, 0.1

6 strokesFrequency 41JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ゴウガッカッ

Kun

あ.う-あ.うあ.いあい--あ.い-あいあ.わすあ.わせる-あ.わせる

Nanori

あうあんこうごおわい

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