相 性(あいしょう)がいい

あいしょうがいい

expression

to be compatible; to go well together

1. to be compatible; to get along well; to be a good match

Describes a natural compatibility between people, things, or combinations. Can refer to personal relationships, food pairings, technology compatibility, and more.

あの二人(ふたり)は相性(あいしょう)がいい。

Those two are compatible with each other.

チーズとワインは相性(あいしょう)がいい。

Cheese and wine go well together.

新(あたら)しいソフトウェアとこのパソコンは相性(あいしょう)がいいようで、問題(もんだい)なく動(うご)いている。

The new software seems to be compatible with this computer — it's running without any problems.

相性(あいしょう) originally comes from fortune-telling and astrology, where it referred to the compatibility between two people's birth signs. Today it is used broadly for any kind of natural compatibility or affinity.

The opposite expression is 相性(あいしょう)が悪(わる)い (to be incompatible).

Common patterns

相性(あいしょう)がいい: compatible, a good match
相性(あいしょう)が悪(わる)い: incompatible, a bad match
相性(あいしょう)が合(あ)う: to be compatible
相性(あいしょう)抜群(ばつぐん): perfect compatibility
相性(あいしょう)診断(しんだん): compatibility test

Similar words

気(き)が合(あ)う: to get along — focuses on personality and temperament between people
馬(うま)が合(あ)う: to hit it off — an idiomatic expression for personal chemistry
合(あ)う: to suit, to match — a more general term for things fitting together

Related Words

Compare: 気(き)が合(あ)う (to get along)

Compare: 合(あ)う (to suit, to match)

Compare: 波長(はちょう) (wavelength)

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Added 2026.4.5 11:21 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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