Meanings
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
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
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
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
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 be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
to meet one another
to be caught in an evening shower
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to be caught in an evening shower
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
appointment; rendezvous; date
till we meet again
to meet with misfortune
to be caught in an evening shower
to meet with disaster
we meet only to part; (lit.) meeting is the first step to parting
Examples (200 in total)
Come and see me.
Do you want to see me?
Well, see you later.