引き合う

ひきあう

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to pay; to be profitable
2. to pull against each other

Kanji

• 引 pull. Read as ひく.
• 合 fit. Read as あう.

Example sentences

• 犯罪は引き合わない。
  Crime does not pay.

Words containing 引き合う

• 引き合いに出す (ひきあいにだす) to cite as an example

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