Illustration: After clearing fallen leaves from the courtyard of a Japanese apartment building, two friends notice that both have leaves caught in their hair. Facing one another beside a full garden sack, each reaches up to remove a leaf from the other's head at the same moment.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

お互たがい

otagai

each other

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれらはお互たがいを眺ながめた。

    They looked at each other.

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  2. 私わたしたちはお互たがい理解りかいし合あえた。

    We could understand each other.

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  3. 私達わたしたちはお互たがい仲なかが悪わるい。

    We don’t get on well with each other.

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Kanji in 互

  • 互mutually; reciprocallyOnゴKunたがい・かたみに

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