か
噛
　
み
あ
合
　
う

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to engage (with), to be in gear (with), to mesh.
  2. to bite each other.
  3. to be on the same wavelength. Usu. neg..

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
か
噛
　
み
あ
合
　
う
 噛み合う かみあう
かみ
噛
あ
合
　
う
 噛合う かみあう
　
か
　
み
あ
合
　
う
 かみ合う かみあう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

chew, bite, gnaw
か.む　コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
tooth, cog
は　シ　よわい (3rd, N3)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
fit, suit, join
あ.う　あい-　ゴウ (2nd, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)