あい
Meanings
Prefix
1. together; mutually; fellow
Kanji used
towards each other
Pitch accent
Top 10500
Used in vocabulary (117 in total)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
partner; pal; accomplice
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
coupled with; together
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to become (formal)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
opposing role; partner
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
sign; signal; cue
draw; tie; quits; even; square
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to line up with
to be in common; to have in common; to be in mutually understood; to be mutually connected; to have a link
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
the other party (usu. in business); person or party with whom you are dealing (on the other end)
to meet one another
involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
fellow guest; fellow lodger; fellow passenger
to be equal in number, degree, etc. (of two things in opposition); to balance; to cancel out
equal to each other
to pile up; to cumulate
to know each other; to exchange vows; to love each other
to be adjacent (with each other); to come into contact (with each other); to touch (each other); to neighbor (neighbour); to border
to do something together
to compete with each other
mutually contradictory
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
to pity (one another); to commiserate
staying in the same inn or hotel; rooming together
to be incompatible; to be contradictory
to grow together; to join together (in doing something)
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)
fellow students
sunset; evening bell; vespers bell
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
to be different and distinct; to be (relatively) distinct (when referring to items in a set)
to pity (one another); to commiserate
to mutually shine on (each other)
to get along well together; to be in tune with one another; to harmonize with each other; to go well together
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
facing; across from; opposite; facing each other
facing; across from; opposite; facing each other
brother-in-law
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
medium-sized paper (approx. 15x21 cm, used for notebooks); medium-sized photo print (approx. 10x13 cm)
enshrinement of two or more deities in one building of a shrine; shrine building dedicated to two or more deities
dancing together in unison (in noh, kyogen, etc.)
for enemies and allies to pull back their troops at the same time; responding to enemy arrow fire with arrow fire
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
competitive bids or bidding
joint ownership; sharing; going Dutch
one after the other; successively
good relationship
fresh or dried fish preserved in salt
to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be arranged
being on duty with a colleague; partner; colleague
sitting between the host and guest of honour at a drinking party (honor); companion
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
brother-in-law
to accompany somebody; to bring somebody along; to get married
to be coupled with; to be combined with; (arch.) to await
official seal; verification seal; affixing a seal to an official document; making a joint signature or seal
official seal; verification seal; affixing a seal to an official document; making a joint signature or seal
catch crop; intercropping
chum; pal; dagger; stiletto; unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers
sunset; evening bell; vespers bell
competitive bids or bidding
to be coupled with; to be combined with; (arch.) to await
to help each other; to complement
dish of white and red-fleshed fish arranged next to each other
partner; someone who shares one's load
very sorry; remorseful; apologetic; contrite
growing old together (as a married couple)
mutual mourning (during which one does not make condolence calls or offer to help others also in mourning)
mutual mourning (during which one does not make condolence calls or offer to help others also in mourning)
Go played by two equally skilled players
the good and bad deeds cancel each other out; good deeds make up for the bad
draw; tie; quits; even; square
if it is possible
gap; space; good relationship
doing something together; co-owning something and using it together; being on par with one another
doing something together; co-owning something and using it together; being on par with one another
doing something together; co-owning something and using it together; being on par with one another
gap; space; good relationship