絡み合う

• 読み: からみあう
• ローマ字: karamiau
• 漢字の分解: 絡 (raku) — entwine, connect, coil; 合 (gou) — together, mutually
• 発音: /ka.ɾa.mi.a.ɯ/

意味

To be intertwined; to be tangled together; for multiple factors, interests, or relationships to be intricately interconnected.

A Group 1 (godan) verb emphasising the mutual, reciprocal nature of entanglement. Used literally for physical entwining of vines, ropes, or bodies, and figuratively for complex entanglements of interests, causes, or emotions. The figurative sense often carries a nuance of complexity that makes resolution difficult. Particularly common in political, sociological, and literary contexts where multiple forces are at play simultaneously.

例文

1. 複数の利害関係が絡み合っているため、問題の解決は一筋縄ではいかない。
2. 愛と嫉妬が絡み合った感情は、時に人を予測不能な行動へと駆り立てる。
3. ツタが建物の外壁に絡み合いながら、何十年もかけて全体を覆っていった。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, sociology, literature, nature writing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 絡む (to entwine, to coil around, to involve) and 合う (to mutually do). Together they emphasise that the entanglement is two-directional and inseparable.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: All classes