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Words — 1 found

あ 会う
Common word JLPT N5 Wanikani level 5 Wanikani level 52 Play audio Show inflections Links
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to meet; to encounter; to see​逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance
  • まえ前
  • に
  • かれ彼
  • に
  • あった
  • の
  • を
  • おぼえ覚えている
    • 。
I remember seeing him before.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to have an accident; to have a bad experience​Usually written using kana alone, esp. 遭う when in kanji
  • えき駅
  • へ
  • い行く
  • とちゅう途中
  • で
  • にわかあめにわか雨
  • に
  • あ遭った
    • 。
I was caught in a shower on my way to the station.
Other forms
逢う 【あう】、遭う 【あう】、遇う 【あう】
Notes
遇う: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Kanji — 1 found

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12 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
遇
meet, encounter, interview, treat, entertain, receive, deal with
Kun: あ.う
On: グウ
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Sentences — 1 found

  • jreibun/6124/1
      学校からの
    • かえりみち帰り道
      • 、クラスメートたちが
    • たばこ煙草
      • を
    • す吸って
      • いるところに
    • そうぐう遭遇した
      • 。
    • め目
      • が合うと、
    • かれ彼ら
      • はこちらを
    • にら睨みつけ
      • 、「ちくるなよ」と低い
    • こえ声
      • で
    • おど脅す
      • ように言った。
    On my way home from school, I came upon a group of classmates smoking cigarettes. When our eyes met, they glared at me and said in low, threatening voices, “Don’t be a snitch.” — Jreibun
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