合併|がっぺいgappei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbmerger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition; fusion; annexation; affiliation; incorporation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 合併する（がっぺいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 合併します（がっぺいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 合併しない（がっぺいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 合併しません（がっぺいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 合併せず・合併せぬ（がっぺいせず・がっぺいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 合併した（がっぺいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 合併しました（がっぺいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 合併しなかった（がっぺいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 合併しませんでした（がっぺいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 合併して（がっぺいして） |
| Potential | 合併できる（がっぺいできる） |
| Passive | 合併される（がっぺいされる） |
| Causative | 合併させる（がっぺいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 合併させられる（がっぺいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 合併すれば（がっぺいすれば） |
| tara | 合併したら（がっぺいしたら） |
| Volitional | 合併しよう（がっぺいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 合併しましょう（がっぺいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 合併しろ（がっぺいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym合同ごうどうNeutralFor jointly held events by several parties, as in 「合同練習」; 合併 is about several wholes merging into one.
- Synonym合体がったいNeutralTwo objects fusing into one body, often robots or anime; 合併 typically covers companies, towns and land merging.
- Synonym統合とうごうNeutralIntegrating several parts into a working whole, as in 「システム統合」; 合併 stresses organizations merging into one.
- Synonym併合へいごうWrittenWritten/formal: combining two or more things into one; also territorial annexation, as in 「韓国併合」; 合併 usually covers companies and towns.
- Synonym一元化いちげんかNeutralCentralizing management under one authority, as in 「情報の一元化」; 合併 stresses becoming one whole.
- Synonym結合けつごうNeutralJoining or bonding, including chemical bonds; 合併 is organizations merging into one.
- Synonym合流ごうりゅうNeutralRivers converging, people or groups joining up, parties uniting; 合併 is merging into a single entity.
- Synonym合わさるあわさるNeutralIntransitive: coming together or fitting closely; 合併 typically covers companies and towns merging.
- Synonym一体化いったいかWrittenWritten/formal: making things a single integrated whole, often in policy contexts; 合併 is the formal merger of organizations.
- Synonym一本化いっぽんかNeutralConsolidating scattered things—service counters, proposals—into a single one; 合併 stresses organizations merging into one.
- Related合わすあわすCasualColloquial variant of 「合わせる」: putting together or matching; 合併 is the more formal term for organizations merging.
- Related総合そうごうNeutralSynthesizing multiple elements into a whole, as in 「総合病院」; 合併 is several wholes merging into one.
- Related結びつけるむすびつけるNeutralTying things together or linking them, while each stays independent; 合併 makes them a single entity.
- Related連合れんごうNeutralSeveral parties forming an alliance while each keeps its identity; 合併 makes them a single body.
- Related統一とういつNeutralUnifying countries, standards or rules; 合併 stresses several organizations merging into one.
- Related混合こんごうNeutralThings of different natures mixed together, as in 「混合物」 or 「男女混合」; 合併 is the formal merger of organizations.
- Related合成ごうせいNeutralChemical or image synthesis, combining elements into a compound; 合併 is organizations merging into one.
- Related融合ゆうごうNeutralBlending into one, as in 「文化の融合」; 合併 stresses formally becoming a single unit.
- Related混成こんせいNeutralA single body made up of different kinds, as in 「混成チーム」; 合併 typically covers companies and towns merging.
- Related配合はいごうNeutralBlending ingredients in prescribed proportions, as in 「配合飼料」; 合併 is organizations merging into one.
- Related複合ふくごうNeutralCombining into a composite, as in 「複合施設」; 合併 is organizations merging into one.
- Related混ざるまざるNeutralIntransitive: being mixed in with something else; 合併 is organizations merging into one.
- Related合すがっすNeutralThe same word as the previous entry, also written 「合す」: joining things together; 合併 is the formal merger into one.
- Related合するがっするWrittenWritten/formal: coming or bringing together; in daily speech use 「合わせる」, and for organizations merging use 合併.
- Related合一ごういつWrittenWritten/formal: becoming one, as in 「知行合一」; 合併 usually refers to companies, towns and the like merging.
- Related統べるすべるWrittenWritten/formal and archaic: to govern or consolidate under one; rare today—use 合併 for merging organizations.
- Related混じり合うまじりあうNeutralSeveral things mixed and blended together; 合併 is a deliberate merger into one.
- Related一緒になるいっしょになるCasualColloquial: coming together as one, also getting married; 合併 is the more formal term.
- Antonym分割ぶんかつNeutralAntonym on the merge–split axis: dividing one whole into several parts.
- Antonym分離ぶんりNeutralAntonym on the merge–split axis: separating things or setting them apart.
Use 「合併」 when companies, towns and villages, or similar units formally merge into one. For jointly held events say 「合同」, for integrating systems 「統合」, for territorial annexation 「併合」, and for an alliance whose members keep their identity 「連合」. The opposites are 「分割」 and 「分離」.
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