であい – Vocabulary details

であい

Meanings

Noun

1. meeting; rendezvous; encounter

2. confluence

esp. 出合い, 出合

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

で

あい

Used in: 15

Composed of

で

coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

あい

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

Used in vocabulary (5 in total)

であいがしら

in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet

であいけい

online dating website

であいちゅう

person who attends meetups or uses social media to proposition people for sex

であいもの

ingredient pairing (esp. seasonal)

であいやど

inn used for clandestine encounters between lovers

Examples (5 in total)

それは偶ぐう然ぜんのであいであった。

It was a chance meeting.

彼かれらのであいは必ひつ然ぜんだった。

Their meeting was inevitable.

私わたしたちのであいは夢ゆめでしかなかったのかな？

I wonder if our meeting was just a dream.