fit, suit, join, 0.1
合 centers on things coming together to form a matching whole: fitting, suiting, or joining. The numeric sense '0.1' is a specialized unit of volume derived from the idea of a combined measure.
合 combines 亼 (an inverted mouth or a lid) and 口 (mouth), suggesting a lid fitting onto a container or two mouths meeting in agreement. The idea of joining or fitting together is well established.
The top 亼 looks like a lid, and the bottom 口 is an opening. Picture a lid fitting perfectly onto a container: 合 means fit, suit, or join.
For ゴウ, imagine a go-between joining two parts: go -> ゴウ, and the go-between makes everything fit together.
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
match; game; bout; contest
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml
synthesis; combination; integration; putting together
circumstances; condition; convenience
combination; assortment; set
acquaintance
passing (an exam); pass; success; passing grade
to be in time (for)
condition; state
sum total; total amount
meeting up; gathering; assembly
union; combination; alliance; confederation; coalition
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
association; union; guild
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
rate; ratio; percentage; proportion
composition; synthesis; compounding; combining
inquiry; query; enquiry
rationality
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
combination; union; joining; incorporation; amalgamation; merger; fusion
legal; lawful; legitimate
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
meeting; assembly; gathering
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
combination; union; joining; linking; coupling
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with
composite; combined; complex
singing together; singing in union; chorus
mixing; mixture; meld
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition; fusion; annexation; affiliation; incorporation
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
interval; break; pause; spare moment
appointment
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
United States of America
(fighting) spirit; motivation; effort
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; (making) advance arrangements
combination; arrangement; distribution; harmony; mixture; compounding
lily (Lilium spp.)
alloy
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
chemical combination
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); hue; tone; tinge; tint
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
degree; extent
sign; signal; cue
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; troublesome; difficult
waiting room
adjustment; coordination; integration; conformity
to discuss; to talk together
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to put together; to combine; to join together; to join up
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; settlement
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation; absorption
password; watchword
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
illegal; unlawful
reference; example; instance
pressing one's hands together in prayer
collaboration; joint work
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
complication
equilibrium; good balance; poise
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
joint management; pool
balance; equilibrium
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
constitutionality
adjoining each other; next to each other
veneer board; plywood
consultation; conference; discussion; counsel
rate; ratio; percentage
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
success or failure; result
rendezvous; meeting; assignation
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to help each other; to cooperate
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together)
to embrace each other
exchange of blows; long rally
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium
competition
raincoat
credit association
to exchange glances; to look at each other
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
texture (cloth, fabric, paper)
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together
illicit union; collusion
resultant force
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
unity; even matching; interdependence
poetry contest
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
on hand; readily available
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
official discount (bank) rate
comparatively
labor union; labour union; trade union
compound
cooperative; association; partnership
chorus group; choir
synthetic detergent
synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
rationalization; making (something) conform to reason; justification
rational; reasonable; logical
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre
United Nations; UN
great gathering
perfect game
to happen to be present
meeting place
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash
nuclear fusion
to mix together; to blend; to compound
competing companies; rival companies
rally; muster
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall; combined; synthetic (e.g. language)
agricultural cooperative
association; federation
superposition
makeshift
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side