- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

(kanji info)
  1. 1. [v5u, vi] to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to meet (of teeth); to occlude
  2. 2. [v5u, vi] to bite each other
  3. 3. [v5u, vi] to be on the same wavelength; to mesh — usu. in the negative

Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)

Dictionary form (kamiau)
Polite (kamiaimasu)
Past, plain (kamiatta)
Past, polite (kamiaimashita)
Negative, plain (kamiawanai)
Negative, polite (kamiaimasen)
Past negative, plain (kamiawanakatta)
Past negative, polite (kamiaimasendeshita)
Te-form (kamiatte)
Potential (kamiaeru)
Volitional (kamiaou)
Conditional (―ba) (kamiaeba)
Passive (kamiawareru)
Causative (kamiawaseru)
Imperative (kamiae)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

The cog-wheels are in gear.
You can't call dogs off from a fight.
They talked for hours at cross purposes.