あう – Vocabulary details

あう

Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)

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

お会あいしたかったのもありますね。There was also the fact that I wanted to meet you.

2. to have an accident; to have a bad experience

esp. 遭う when in kanji

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to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain

では、後あとであいましょう。

Well, see you later.

私わたしにあいたいの？

Do you want to see me?

あいに来きて。

Come and see me.

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