馬(うま)が合(あ)う

うまがあう
expression
to get along well; to hit it off
informalidiompersonality
1. to get along well; to hit it off; to be on the same wavelength
Of two people: to have temperaments that suit each other, so that they get along easily. The image is of a rider and horse moving well together.
彼(かれ)とは馬(うま)が合(あ)う。
He and I hit it off.
新(あたら)しい上司(じょうし)とはどうも馬(うま)が合(あ)わない。
I just don't get along with my new boss.
性格(せいかく)は正反対(せいはんたい)なのに、二人(ふたり)は不思議(ふしぎ)と馬(うま)が合(あ)って、もう二十年(にじゅうねん)の付(つ)き合(あ)いになる。
Though their personalities are complete opposites, the two somehow get along, and they have been friends for twenty years now.

The partner is marked with と: 〜と馬(うま)が合(あ)う. The negative 馬(うま)が合(あ)わない is just as common, for someone one simply cannot get along with.

Common patterns

  • 〜と馬(うま)が合(あ)う: to get along with ~
  • どうも馬(うま)が合(あ)わない: somehow we just don't click
  • 不思議(ふしぎ)と馬(うま)が合(あ)う: to get along for no obvious reason

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 気(き)が合(あ)う (to get along)
Compare: 相性(あいしょう)がいい (to be compatible)
Compare: 意気投合(いきとうごう) (to hit it off at once)
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Added 2026.9.28 9:59 · Revised 2026.9.28 9:59
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