Japanese word

釣り合う

Pronunciation

Romajitsuriau

Meaning

  • verbbalance

Example

左右の重さが釣り合います。sa yū no omo sa ga tsu ri a i ma su

The weights on both sides balance.

Illustration for 釣り合う (balance)

More examples

収入と支出が釣り合えば、家計を管理しやすくなります。shū nyū to shi shutsu ga tsu ri a e ba ka kei o kan ri shi ya su ku na ri ma su

If income and expenses balance, it becomes easier to manage the household budget.

Core concept

It expresses a state in which different sides or elements fit together evenly and maintain equilibrium.

Common phrases

  • 重さが釣り合うomo sa ga tsu ri a u

    weights balance

  • 左右が釣り合うsa yū ga tsu ri a u

    both sides balance

  • 力が釣り合うchikara ga tsu ri a u

    forces balance

Similar words

見合うmiau: To be appropriate in value, amount, or level for something else.
均衡するkinkōsuru: To exist in a stable state of equal opposing amounts or forces.

Definition in Japanese

二つ以上のものの程度や関係がちょうどよく合い、均衡が保たれる。futa tsu i jō no mo no no tei do ya kan kei ga chō do yo ku a i kin kō ga tamo ta re ru

Word origin

The Japanese verb 釣り合う (tsuriau) is formed from 釣り (tsuri), the stem of 釣る (tsuru, "to hang or suspend"), and 合う (au, "to fit together").

Usage tips

  • 釣り合う (tsuriau) can describe abstract relationships as well as physical weights, such as a price that matches the value of an item.

Other meanings

  • be in harmonyverb

Opposites

  • 不釣り合いfutsuriaiunbalancedna-adjective

Related words

  • 釣り合いtsuriaibalancenoun

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