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
① 人と偶然のきっかけでしりあう。② 人や事件などに偶然に行きあう。でくわす。③ ある地点で一つになる。合流する。④ 新しい恋人を探す。⑤ たちむかう。あらそう。
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
① 長い間別れていたものや、求めていたものなどに思いがけず出会う。
① 人と偶然のきっかけでしりあう。② 人や事件などに偶然に行きあう。でくわす。③ ある地点で一つになる。合流する。④ 新しい恋人を探す。⑤ たちむかう。あらそう。
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
① 長い間別れていたものや、求めていたものなどに思いがけず出会う。
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
① 証人、参考人などで臨んだり居合わせたりして、その場の物事の成り行き、結果などを見守る。
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.