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合 means 'fit'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 37   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-1    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 6    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 273 words   Used in 1570 words   Used in 1701 names   Component in 49 kanji (5 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
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   ゴウ   ガッ   カッ
Kun
   to fit, come together   わす to match   わせる to unite, join
Kun      あい-   -あ   -あい
Name    あう   あん   い   か   こう   ごお   に   ね   や   り   わい
⿱   assembly   mouth  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 合 is used 57 times, read 5 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 合 is used 1490 times, read 5 ways (with 3 variations).
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ゴウ : 789 words FIND ALL
0 1
adverb, noun
1. circumstances; condition; convenience
2. to arrange; to manage
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ガッ : 70 words FIND ALL
0
combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; merger; coalition; fusion; annexation; affiliation; incorporation
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カッ : 8 words FIND ALL
0
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
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: 424 words FIND ALL
3
1. to be in time for
2. to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
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あい- (read as あい) : 180 words FIND ALL
0
match; game; bout; contest
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が: 3 words. FIND ALL
1
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
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こう: 1 word. FIND ALL
4
1. resultant force  (this meaning is restricted to reading ごうりょく)
2. assistance; help
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り: 15 words. FIND ALL
2
noun
white lily
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An additional あ.わす less common words include 合 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 134 (originally: 121)  Joy o' Kanji : 121  Key to Kanji: 344 

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ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あ to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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assembly, gathering   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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