Joining and fitting with 合
合 means join, fit, or come together.
Competition
試合 (Match)
試合 means a match or contest in sports, martial arts, or games.
It combines 試 (test) with 合 (meet) to show a competitive meeting.
A news broadcast interrupts the baseball game Tetsuhiro is watching over at his neighbor’s beach house.
- 哲浩:
- 「あのー… ラジオか何かありませんか？」
- “Um... Do you have a radio or something?”
- 綾子:
- 「あ、ありますけど…」
- “Ah, there is...”
- コナン:
- 「でもこの試合ラジオじゃやってないみたいだよ…」
- “But it seems this game isn't being broadcast on the radio.”
Joining
集合 (Gathering)
集合 means a gathering or assembly. In mathematics, it means a set, a collection treated as one whole.
It combines 集 (gather) with 合 (fit together) to show things coming together into one whole.
Chiyo and her friends from class to go a new year shrine visit together. Chiyo remarks on how crowded it is.
- 歩:
- 「あかんみんなはなればなれになってまうー」
- “Oh no, everyone's going to end up separated!”
- とも:
- 「よし！集合場所を決めとこう！」
- “All right! Let's decide on a meeting spot!”
合同 (Combined)
合同 means joining together or acting jointly, as in a combined group or event.
It combines 合 (join) with 同 (together) to show joining into one.
Kei’ichi is excited to spend four days at the beach with his university automobile club and Belldandy. His mood changes when he hears Sayoko call out to him.
- 螢一:
- 「田宮先輩まさか美術部と合同でやるんじゃないでしょうね」
- “Tamiya, don't tell me we're doing this with the art club!”
- 田宮:
- 「ん……ああ。自動車部を題材にしたいっていうから…… それに女の子がいた方が嬉しい…」
- “It's because they said they wanted to use the automobile club as a subject... Additionally, I'm happier having girls here.”
Standards
合格 (Passing)
合格 means passing an exam or meeting the standard for acceptance.
It combines 合 (match) with 格 (standard) to show matching the standard.
Bocchi’s mother confirms with Bocchi that her exam results will be available online.
- ぼっち:
- 「お母さん合格発表経験した？」
- “Mom, have you ever been through the experience of waiting for exam results?”
- お母さん:
- 「もちろん したわよ」
- “Of course!”
- 「お母さんの時は郵送だったわよ」
- “Back in my day, it was sent by mail.”
- “Of course!”