Japanese

からみあう
Meaning: to intertwine; to be entangled; to be complexly related
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 絡み合う 絡み合わない
Polite 絡み合います 絡み合いません
Past 絡み合った 絡み合わなかった
Polite + Past 絡み合いました 絡み合いませんでした
Te-form 絡み合って 絡み合わなくて
Potential 絡み合える 絡み合えない
Passive 絡み合われる 絡み合われない
Causative 絡み合わせる 絡み合わせない
Causative + Passive 絡み合わされる 絡み合わされない
Imperative 絡み合え 絡み合うな

Handwriting

絡
み
合
う

Example

Various interests are complexly intertwined in this project.

Usage Notes

Used when multiple things (physical strings or abstract interests/emotions) get tangled or relate to each other in a complicated way.

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