Jisho

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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; to come across; to run into​逢う may indicate intimacy or emotion, 遭う undesirability
  • 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 (e.g. an accident); to suffer (e.g. an unpleasant fate); to encounter; to face; to go through (e.g. a tough time); to get caught up (in)​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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