How to say "overlap" in Japanese

• 重なり合うかさなりあうCommon
  godan verb, intransitive verbThe usual verb for things lying partly on top of one another, whether physically or in the sense of schedules or duties sharing the same span. Choose this when you want to say 'overlap' as an action.
• オーバーラップCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbA loanword used as a noun or verb in technical, business, and media contexts, such as overlapping images or overlapping work phases. A stylish alternative to 重なり合う in such settings.
• 打ち合わせうちあわせJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounCovers only the literal overlap of a garment, such as the left front of a coat lying over the right. For any other sense of 'overlap' this is not the word you want; it really names that part of a coat.

For physical or figurative things lying over each other, use 「重なり合う」; for the loanword style of technical or business talk, 「オーバーラップ」; 「打ち合わせ」 is only the overlapping front of a coat.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 重なり合うかさなりあうto lie on top of each other
• オーバーラップoverlap
• 重ね合わせるかさねあわせるto overlap
• ダブりoverlap
• 重ね掛けるかさねかけるto lap
• かぶさるto hang over
• 重なるかさなるto overlap (each other)
• 打ち合わせうちあわせoverlap (of a coat, etc.)
• ＯＬオー・エルoverlap
• ダブるto overlap
• かかるto overlap (e.g. information in a manual)
• 合わせるあわせるto place together
• かぶるto overlap (e.g. sound or color)
• 合わすあわすto place together