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かなう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う)
1. to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled
esp. 叶う
2. to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to conform to (standards, rules, etc.); to be consistent with
esp. 適う
3. to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. the heat)
esp. 敵う, usu. with neg. verb
Alt. forms
叶かなう
42%
かなう
33%
敵かなう
21%
適かなう
3%
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 3540
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
to make sense
to be pleased with; to be to one's liking
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
to stand to reason
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
to satisfy (one); to meet (one's) desire
to have one's wish realized; to have one's wish realised
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
to be pleased with; to be to one's liking
to live up to (one's) expectations
to meet the standard
to make sense
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
to stand to reason
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
to satisfy (one); to meet (one's) desire
to conform to the rules of etiquette
to live up to (one's) expectations
to meet (one's) demands
to meet (one's) demands
to meet the standard
Examples (11 in total)
My wish came true.
My childhood dream came true.
Tom's dream came true.
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