鉢合わせ

はちあわせ

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive bumping of heads
2. running into; coming across; encountering (usu. with a negative connotation)

Kanji

• 鉢 bowl. Read as ハチ.
• 合 fit. Read as あわせる.

Example sentences

• トムとメアリーは昨日図書館で鉢合わせした。
  Tom and Mary bumped into each other yesterday afternoon in the library.

Common phrases

• 鉢合わせになる

Words containing 鉢合わせ

• 鉢合わせる (はちあわせる) to bump heads

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