間に合う

まにあう

to be in time, to answer the purpose, to be good enough

Mnemonic

You fit into the gap before it shuts, with nothing at all to spare. Through the door as the lesson starts, like a maniac まにあ off a bicycle: まにあう.

Built from

間

interval, gap

門 gate + 日 sun

合

fit together, join

𠆢 roof + 口 mouth

Words sharing these kanji

時間 time, hour 人間 human being, people 間 interval (of time, space, etc.)間 interval, duration of time, pause 瞬間 instant, moment 仲間 comrade, peer 間違う to be mistaken, to be incorrect 空間 space, room いつの間にか before one knows, unnoticed 間違い mistake, error 間違える to mistake, to confuse 隙間 crack, gap

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