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知り合う
shiriau
Description
「知り合う」は、初めて会って、おたがいを知るようになることです。
"知り合う" means to meet for the first time and get to know each other.
友だちや恋人になる前に、まず人と知り合います。
Before becoming friends or lovers, you first get to know people (知り合う).
Meanings
知り合うshiriau
to get to know each other; to become acquainted
私たちは大学で知り合いました。
We met at university.
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Notes
- Word formation
知る (to know) + 合う (to do mutually) = to come to know each other.
- Nuance
emphasizes the mutual, two-way act of becoming acquainted, unlike 出会う (to meet/encounter).
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