Vocabulary

What does 見合わせる (みあわせる, miawaseru) mean?

見合わせる (みあわせる, miawaseru) means to look at each other; to postpone, to suspend.

Quick facts
Readingみあわせる
Romajimiawaseru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
みあわせる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmiawaseru

to look at each other; to postpone, to suspend

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to exchange glances; to look at each other
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to postpone; to put off; to withhold
  3. 3ichidan verb · transitive to contrast; to compare

Example sentences

  • The two looked at each other in surprise.

  • Departure was postponed due to bad weather.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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