根合わせ

ねあわせ

Also written 根合せ

Meanings

1. Noun neawase (i.e.: Heian-period game of pulling out sweet flags and competing over whose plant has the longest roots) See also: 物合わせ (ものあわせ).

Kanji

• 根 root. Read as ね.
• 合 fit. Read as あわせる.

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