Compatability fortune with 相性
Kanji Explanation: Mutuality and appearance with 相
At the school festival, Ayumu and Urushi stop by the affinity fortune telling booth while Maki is on duty. Maki holds out a box with an opening on top, and says the need to pull out a single card together.
- マキ:
- 「０〜１００の点数が書いてるからそれで相性がわかるんだよ」
- “Your compatibility is determined by the score written from 0 to 100.”
- Literal: “Since a score from 0 to 100 is written there, you can tell your compatibility from that.”
- 「もちろん１００点が一番いいやつ」
- “Of course, 100 points is the best score.”
- 歩:
- 「二人でですか？」
- “Together?”
Key Points
1相性 means compatibility or affinity
- 相性 describes how well two people, things, or personalities fit together.
- In this booth, the card score is treated as a measure of Ayumu and Urushi’s romantic compatibility.
2それで points to the score as the basis
- それで refers to the number written on the card.
- The idea is that their compatibility will be known by means of that score.
3わかるんだよ explains how the booth works
- んだよ gives an explanatory tone, as Maki tells them the rule of the fortune-telling.
- The よ adds that she is presenting information they need to know.
4二人でですか asks about acting together
- Ayumu is checking whether they must draw the card together.
- The で marks the manner or grouping: “as two people” or “together”.
Vocabulary
点数 (Score)
点数 means a score, number of points, or numerical rating.
相性 (Compatibility)
相性 means compatibility between people or things, whether their qualities work well together.
一番 (Number one)
一番 means number one, first, or best. As an adverb, it means “most”.
二人 (Two people)
二人 means two people.
See Also
- Kanji: Mutuality and appearance with 相
- Grammar: Reasoning with 〜のだ
- Kanji: Nature and identity with 性
- Kanji: People and persons with 人
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