遇う – Vocabulary details

遇あう

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

encounter

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to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

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