合わさる・合さる・併さる|あわさるawasaru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
合わさる合わさる（あわさる） is the most common written form and the recommended choice for learners. It uses a mixture of kanji and kana and expresses the listed meanings.
合さる合さる（あわさる） is a less common written variant of 合わさる. It also uses a mixture of kanji and kana, but learners should generally choose 合わさる.
併さる併さる（あわさる） is the least common of these written forms and uses an irregular kanji. It can express the same meanings, but beginners should use 合わさる instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 合わさる（あわさる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 合わさります（あわさります） |
| Negative (nai) | 合わさらない（あわさらない） |
| polite (masen) | 合わさりません（あわさりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 合わさらず・合わさらぬ（あわさらず・あわさらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 合わさった（あわさった） |
| polite (mashita) | 合わさりました（あわさりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 合わさらなかった（あわさらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 合わさりませんでした（あわさりませんでした） |
| Te form | 合わさって（あわさって） |
| Potential | 合わされる（あわされる） |
| Passive | 合わさられる（あわさられる） |
| Causative | 合わさらせる（あわさらせる） |
| Causative passive | 合わさらせられる・合わさらされる（あわさらせられる・あわさらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 合わされば（あわされば） |
| tara | 合わさったら（あわさったら） |
| Volitional | 合わさろう（あわさろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 合わさりましょう（あわさりましょう） |
| Imperative | 合わされ（あわされ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
手が合わさる
合わさる focuses on the hands coming together spontaneously or as a state, while 合わせる focuses on a person actively bringing them together.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym結合けつごうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Two things bonding into one, often in chemistry or technology, as in 「分子の結合」; 「合わさる」 is a native word for things coming together.
- Synonym合同ごうどうNeutralNeutral. Several groups holding something jointly, as in 「合同練習」; also congruence in geometry. Focuses on joint action.
- Synonym合併がっぺいNeutralNeutral. Companies, towns and the like merging into one; focuses on organizational mergers, while 「合わさる」 is about things coming together.
- Synonym合体がったいNeutralNeutral. Becoming one body, e.g. robots combining; can also mean sexual intercourse. 「合わさる」 is things joining naturally or in harmony.
- Synonym合流ごうりゅうNeutralNeutral. Rivers, crowds or groups converging, as in 「途中で合流する」; focuses on meeting while in motion.
- Synonym併合へいごうNeutralNeutral. Annexing territory or absorbing organizations, as in 「韓国併合」; carries political overtones.
- Synonym接合せつごうNeutralNeutral. Joining parts or bones together, as in 「接合部」; technical and medical usage.
- Synonym複合ふくごうNeutralNeutral. Multiple elements combined, as in 「複合施設」; focuses on composite structure.
- Synonym接続せつぞくNeutralNeutral. Connecting lines or networks; also changing trains. Focuses on linking up, not fitting snugly.
- Synonym融合ゆうごうNeutralNeutral. Two things fusing into one, as in 「文化の融合」; focuses on blending seamlessly.
- Synonym合するがっするWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means merging or coming together, also totalling; strongly literary, so in daily speech use 「合わせる」 or 「合わさる」.
- Synonym合すがっすNeutralSame as above; also written 「合す」. Transitive: making things meet or fit together; 「合わさる」 is intransitive.
- Synonym合一ごういつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Becoming one; seen mostly in set phrases like 「知行合一」. Literary, on the level of ideas.
- Synonym一体化いったいかNeutralNeutral. Integrating into one whole, as in 「官民一体化」; focuses on consolidating organizations and systems.
- Related合わすあわすNeutralNeutral. Transitive: bringing things together or matching them, as in 「手を合わす」; 「合わさる」 is intransitive.
- Related連結れんけつNeutralNeutral. Linking train cars or components; also consolidating accounts. Focuses on joining things into a chain.
- Related混合こんごうNeutralNeutral. Blending things of different kinds together, as in 「混合ダブルス」; focuses on mixing in.
- Related合成ごうせいNeutralNeutral. Synthesizing new substances or images, as in 「合成写真」; focuses on artificial production.
- Related混ぜ合わすまぜあわすNeutralNeutral. Stirring several things together, as in 「材料を混ぜ合わす」; focuses on mixing evenly, while 「合わさる」 is a natural coming together.
- Related混成こんせいNeutralNeutral. Made up of different kinds of members, as in 「混成チーム」; focuses on mixed membership.
- Related配合はいごうNeutralNeutral. Combining ingredients in set proportions, as in 「配合飼料」; also colours matching well.
- Related調合ちょうごうNeutralNeutral. Mixing medicines or fragrances to a formula; focuses on precise preparation.
- Antonym離れるはなれるNeutralAntonym. Separating or leaving; the opposite of 「合わさる」, which is about things coming together.
- Antonym別れるわかれるNeutralAntonym. Mainly people parting or relationships ending; opposite to 「合わさる」 in coming together vs. parting. For objects, 「離れる」 is usual.
Use 「合わさる」 for two or more things coming together or fitting in harmony, as in 「手のひらが合わさる」. To bring things together deliberately use 「合わせる」; for organizations merging say 「合併」, and for streams or people converging say 「合流」.
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