噛み合う

かみあう

Also written かみ合う

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to meet (of teeth); to occlude
2. to bite each other
3. to be on the same wavelength; to mesh (usu. in the negative)

Kanji

• 噛 bite. Read as かむ.
• 合 fit. Read as あう.

Example sentences

• 我々の議論が噛み合わないのは明らかだ。
  It's clear that our arguments don't coincide at all.
• 噛み合う犬は呼び難し。
  You can't call dogs off from a fight.
• なんか、話が噛み合ってないよね？
  We aren't really on the same page with what we're talking about, are we?

Common phrases

• 投打がかみ合う
• 話がかみ合わない
• 会話がかみ合わない
• 歯車がかみ合う (はぐるまがかみあう) to mesh (of gears)

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