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N2 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix, Prefix

()わせjoint together, opposite, facing

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    1. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix, Prefix

      1.

      joint together, opposite, facing

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    合わせ 【あわせ】

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      (うたあ)わせ優劣(ゆうれつ)をつけよう。

      Let's decide who is better in a singing face-off. {joint together, opposite, facing}

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      (かお)()わせにして(にら)めっこをしました。

      They met face to face and glared at each other. {joint together, opposite, facing}

      • N2

      二人(ふたり)背中(せなか)()わせにして同時(どうじ)()()がりましょう。

      Let's stand up at the same time with our backs facing together. {joint together, opposite, facing}

      • N2

      歌手(かしゅ)()かって歌合(うたあ)わせ(いど)んだところ、実力(じつりょく)()()せつけられました。

      I challenged a singer to a sing-off, but I was shown the difference in our abilities. {joint together, opposite, facing}

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      体育(たいいく)先生(せんせい):「背中(せなか)()わせにして()つといった行為(こうい)(たが)いへの信頼(しんらい)必要(ひつよう)とする。」

      Physical Education Teacher: 'The act of standing facing back to back requires trust in each other.' {joint together, opposite, facing}

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