知(し)り合(あ)う

しりあう
verb (godan)
to get to know, to become acquainted
1. to get to know, to become acquainted
To meet and become familiar with someone; to form an acquaintance.
大学(だいがく)で彼(かれ)と知(し)り合(あ)った。
I got to know him at university.
二人(ふたり)は仕事(しごと)を通(とお)じて知(し)り合(あ)った。
The two of them got to know each other through work.
知(し)り合(あ)ってからもう10年(ねん)になる。
It's been 10 years since we met.
旅行(りょこう)先(さき)で偶然(ぐうぜん)知(し)り合(あ)った人(ひと)と友達(ともだち)になった。
I became friends with someone I happened to meet while traveling.
妻(つま)とは共通(きょうつう)の友人(ゆうじん)を通(とお)じて知(し)り合(あ)いました。
I got to know my wife through a mutual friend.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). Pattern: Xと知(し)り合(あ)う.

知(し)り合(あ)う is formed from 知(し)る (to know) + 合(あ)う (mutual action). The 合(あ)う suffix indicates both parties participate.

RELATED WORDS:

  • 知(し)り合(あ)い (acquaintance - noun form)
  • 知(し)る (to know)
  • 出会(であ)う (to meet, encounter)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • ～で知(し)り合(あ)う (to meet at ~)
  • ～を通(とお)じて知(し)り合(あ)う (to meet through ~)
  • 知(し)り合(あ)って～年(ねん) (have known each other for ~ years)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 知(し)り合(あ)う: to become acquainted (emphasis on getting to know)
  • 出会(であ)う: to meet (initial encounter)
  • 会(あ)う: to meet (general)

Related Words

Related: 知(し)り合(あ)い (acquaintance)
Related: 出会(であ)う (to encounter)
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Added 2026.1.11 20:15 · Revised 2026.2.27 20:08
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