Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to ask after (someone's health); to visit
2. to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune; to suffer an attack
Kanji used
see
traditional dance
Pitch accent
まう
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Composed of
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
Examples (6 in total)
Japan is hit by typhoons every year.
The Tohoku district was badly hit by the cold weather.
He visited a sick friend who was in the hospital.