To Come Together, To Meet, To Match
Intransitive verb and Godan verb
あう
肉りょうりには赤ワインが合います。
Red wine pairs well with meat dishes.
合うかどうか、しちゃくしてかくにんした方がいいよ。
You should try it on to see if it suits you.
アメリカのインド料理は、アメリカ人の口に合うよう、実際のインドでの調理方法とはかなり違った方法で作られている。
Indian cuisine in America is altered quite a bit from how it’s prepared in India to suit American tastes.
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means suit so the verb version is to suit.
This word also means to come together as well. Presumably when something suits something else, it comes together with it flawlessly. That's why this word also has this other meaning (and it will be important for future vocab as well).
You want to find a pet to suit your personal style, so you get matched with an aardvark (あ). An aardvark will match the ant mounds you use for chairs and couches, it's the perfect match.