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遭あう
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
Alt. forms
会あう
91%
逢あう
3%
遭あう
3%
あう
1%
遇あう
Kanji used
遭
encounter a difficulty
Pitch accent
あ
う
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Conjugations...Used in: 2559
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
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 meet with misfortune
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to meet with disaster
to be caught in an evening shower
Examples (9 in total)
Have you ever been mugged?
He was in a traffic accident.
Tom was in a traffic accident.
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