Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 鉢合わせ

    鉢合わせ

    鉢はち合あわ​せ​

    bumping of heads

    KMT10News #45+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab24 strokes

    はち合わせ鉢合せ

    はちあわせ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    bumping of heads
    2.
    running into, coming across, encountering

    Stroke 0 / 24

    Speed1.0x

    角かどを曲まがったら、友とも達だちと鉢はち合あわせした。

    When I turned the corner, I ran into my friend.

    KMT8Daily Life
    買かい物もの中ちゅうに元もと同どう僚りょうと鉢はち合あわせして、少すこし立たち話ばなしをした。

    I ran into a former colleague while shopping and chatted for a bit.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & Career
    まさかこんな場ば所しょで彼かれと鉢はち合あわせするとは夢ゆめにも思おもわなかった。

    I never dreamed I'd run into him in a place like this.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは秘ひ密みつ裏りに進すすめていた計けい画かくが、偶ぐう然ぜんの鉢はち合あわせによって露ろ見けんしてしまった。

    His secret plan was exposed due to an accidental encounter.

    KMT10Work & CareerDaily Life
    旅りょ行こう先さきでまさかの鉢はち合あわせ、世せ界かいは狭せまいと感かんじた。

    An unexpected encounter at my travel destination made me feel how small the world is.

    KMT10Travel & TransportationEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    鉢
    bowl・rice tub・pot・crown
    Kanji
    合
    あ.う・-あ.う・あ.い・あい-・-あ.い・-あい…(16)
    fit・suit・join・0.1
    Kanji
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 鉢
    • 合
    • わ
    • せ

    Explore more

    Kanji Vocab dictionary›Browse all entries›