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釣り合う (つりあう): to balance, to be in harmony, to suit — Japanese vocabulary

釣り合う is read つりあう and means "to balance, to be in harmony, to suit". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

釣り合う

Reading
つりあう · tsuriau
Translation
to balance, to be in harmony, to suit
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
つりあうが

Example

仕事の量と賃金が釣り合っていない。

しごとのりょうとちんぎんがつりあっていない。

The amount of work and the pay are not balanced.

Kanji in this word

  • 釣 — fish, angle
  • 合 — fit, suit

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