釣り合う・つり合う・釣合う|つりあうtsuriau[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
釣り合う釣り合う is the most common written form of this word. It uses kanji and kana together and is the recommended choice for beginners.
つり合うつり合う is less common than 釣り合う, but it is another kanji-and-kana spelling of the same word.
釣合う釣合う is less common than つり合う and 釣り合う. It is also written with kanji and kana together.
Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium
- godan verb, intransitive verbto suit; to go well together; to be a good match
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 釣り合う（つりあう） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 釣り合います（つりあいます） |
| Negative (nai) | 釣り合わない（つりあわない） |
| polite (masen) | 釣り合いません（つりあいません） |
| classical zu / nu | 釣り合わず・釣り合わぬ（つりあわず・つりあわぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 釣り合った（つりあった） |
| polite (mashita) | 釣り合いました（つりあいました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 釣り合わなかった（つりあわなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 釣り合いませんでした（つりあいませんでした） |
| Te form | 釣り合って（つりあって） |
| Potential | 釣り合える（つりあえる） |
| Passive | 釣り合われる（つりあわれる） |
| Causative | 釣り合わせる（つりあわせる） |
| Causative passive | 釣り合わせられる・釣り合わされる（つりあわせられる・つりあわされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 釣り合えば（つりあえば） |
| tara | 釣り合ったら（つりあったら） |
| Volitional | 釣り合おう（つりあおう） |
| polite (mashou) | 釣り合いましょう（つりあいましょう） |
| Imperative | 釣り合え（つりあえ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym均衡きんこうWrittenNoun for balance or equilibrium, as in 「需給の均衡」; mostly used of economic or power balances, and leans toward written/formal prose.
- Synonym平衡へいこうNeutralNoun for balance, as in 「平衡感覚」; typically used of the body or physical states rather than matching between people.
- SynonymバランスNeutralLoanword for balance and coordination, as in 「栄養のバランス」; the most common choice in everyday speech.
- Related調和ちょうわNeutralMeans harmony or coordination, as in 「自然との調和」; stresses things blending together smoothly rather than weighing equal.
- Related合うあうNeutralCovers fitting or agreeing, as in 「サイズが合う」; the broadest of these words, while 「釣り合う」 stresses two sides being well matched.
- Antonym偏るかたよるNeutralMeans leaning to one side, as in 「栄養が偏る」; the direct opposite of 「釣り合う」.
- Antonym不平衡ふへいこうWrittenNoun for imbalance or disequilibrium; the opposite of 「釣り合う」, found mainly in written/formal prose.
Use 「釣り合う」 when two things balance or people are well matched, as in 「二人は釣り合わない」. In speech, 「バランスが取れる」 is common; for economic matters use 「均衡」. The opposite is 「偏る」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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