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釣り合う

つりあう

to balance, to be in proportion, to match, to suit each other

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Examples

  1. 仕事の量と賃金が釣り合っていない。

    しごとのりょうとちんぎんがつりあっていない。

    The amount of work and the pay are not in balance.

  2. その帽子は君の服によく釣り合うね。

    そのぼうしはきみのふくによくつりあうね。

    That hat really goes well with your clothes.

  3. 二人はお似合いで、性格もよく釣り合っている。

    ふたりはおにあいで、せいかくもよくつりあっている。

    They make a good couple, and their personalities match well too.

Common patterns

収入と支出が釣り合う
for income and spending to balance
釣り合いが取れる
to be well balanced
釣り合わない
to be out of proportion, to be mismatched

Memory tip

Picture a balance scale (天秤): two sides hanging level. 似合う is 'to suit' one person or thing; 釣り合う needs two things weighed against each other.

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