What does 歯車がかみ合わない mean in Japanese?

歯車がかみ合わない (hagurumagakamiawanai) means "not meshing (of people, organizations, etc.), not seeing eye to eye" in Japanese.

How do you read and pronounce 歯車がかみ合わない?

歯車がかみ合わない is read as "hagurumagakamiawanai" in romaji. Practice pronunciation with the built-in audio trainer on Nihoner.

How do you use 歯車がかみ合わない in a sentence?

Example: とても歯車がかみ合わないですね。 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

What kanji are in 歯車がかみ合わない?

歯車がかみ合わない contains the kanji: 歯 and 車 and 合. Each character's stroke order, readings, and meanings are broken down on this page.

歯車がかみ合わない – Japanese Meaning, Romaji Reading & AI Pronunciation Practice

歯車がかみ合わない

hagurumagakamiawanai

not meshing (of people, organizations, etc.), not seeing eye to eye

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hagurumagakamiawanai not meshing (of people, organizations, etc.), not seeing eye to eye

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Kanji Breakdown

歯

Tooth, Cog

On: し Kun: よわい,は,よわ.い,よわい.する

12 strokes N3

車

Car

On: しゃ Kun: くるま

7 strokes N5

合

Fit, Suit, Join, 0.1

On: ごう,がっ,かっ Kun: あ.う,-あ.う,あ.い,あい-,-あ.い,-あい,あ.わす,あ.わせる,-あ.わせる

6 strokes N3

How to Use This Word

I-adjective (い形容詞)

Pattern

歯車がかみ合わない → 歯車がかみ合わなくない → 歯車がかみ合わなかった → 歯車がかみ合わなくて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

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とても歯車がかみ合わないですね。

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