逢う – Vocabulary details

逢あう

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

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

esp. 遭う when in kanji

meet face-to-face

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon

to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon

till we meet again

we meet only to part; (lit.) meeting is the first step to parting

逢あいたくて仕し方かたがないんだ。

I can't wait to see you.

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