What verb should I use for "match"? E.g. Please match the answers


I'm writing some instructions on a worksheet, and I want to translate the
English instructions into Japanese. I'm trying to say something along the
lines of

> Please match the genre in English to the explanation in Japanese.

I do not need to be very specific because I will be explaining this out loud
and the written instructions are just a little guidance if they didn't quite
understand.

Here's an example of what the paper would look like.

____1. Rock  
____2. Jazz  
____3. Classical

A. (ジャンル説明)  
B. (ジャンル説明)  
c. (ジャンル説明)

I am having difficulty finding the correct verb to use for "match."

Google translate suggests **合{あ}わせる**

> 英語のジャンルを日本語の説明に合わせてください。

Or **一致{いっち}する**

> 日本の説明に英語のジャンルと一致してください。

After searching jisho.org, I also agree that these two verbs are the closest
in meaning. But there were no example sentences for either word that really
matched up with what I'm trying to say. So I'm still unsure if the usage makes
proper sense.

I make worksheets like this all the time, so I was hoping for a good verb to
use for various situations, not just this one specifically. But perhaps the
English word "match" has far more uses than any Japanese equivalent.




I think the most natural wording is:

> 英語のジャンル **と** 対応する日本語の説明 **を** 選んでください。  
>  Choose the Japanese explanation that corresponds to each English genre.  
>  (対応する = to correspond)

If you mean drawing lines between words on paper, the set phrase for that is
**線で結ぶ** (literally "connect with lines").

> 英語のジャンル **と** 対応する日本語の説明 **を** 線で結んでください。

Another option that would work in both cases is 対応づける, which is a transitive
verb:

> 英語のジャンル **と** 対応する日本語の説明 **を** 対応づけてください。

But this sounds stiff, vague and less common to me.

英語のジャンル **と** 対応する is interchangeable with 英語のジャンル **に** 対応する.

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一致させる and 合わせる do _not_ work whatsoever, because they mean "to
deform/move/modify something so that it will align with something else", which
is not what you need for now. Also note that 一致する is intransitive, so
日本語の解説に一致してください would mean something weird like "Please become one with the
Japanese explanation", if it means anything.




I think the most natural wording is:

> 英語のジャンル **と** 対応する日本語の説明 **を** 選んでください。  
>  Choose the Japanese explanation that corresponds to each English genre.  
>  (対応する = to correspond)

If you mean drawing lines between words on paper, the set phrase for that is
**線で結ぶ** (literally "connect with lines").

> 英語のジャンル **と** 対応する日本語の説明 **を** 線で結んでください。

Another option that would work in both cases is 対応づける, which is a transitive
verb:

> 英語のジャンル **と** 対応する日本語の説明 **を** 対応づけてください。

But this sounds stiff, vague and less common to me.

英語のジャンル **と** 対応する is interchangeable with 英語のジャンル **に** 対応する.

* * *

一致させる and 合わせる do _not_ work whatsoever, because they mean "to
deform/move/modify something so that it will align with something else", which
is not what you need for now. Also note that 一致する is intransitive, so
日本語の解説に一致してください would mean something weird like "Please become one with the
Japanese explanation", if it means anything.

