逢

meeting; tryst; date; rendezvous

11 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2116.

Readings

• あう (kun reading): 逢引 (あいびき) clandestine meeting (of lovers); しのび逢い (しのびあい) clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers)
• ホウ (on reading): 逢着 (ほうちゃく) encountering; 遭逢 (そうほう) meeting by chance
• むかえる (kun reading)

Components

• 夆
• 辶
• ｜ radical vertical stroke
• 二 radical two
• 夂 radical go; winter top
• ⻌ radical movement; road

Kanji containing 逢

• 縫 sew
• 蓬 sagebrush
• 篷 woven rush awning

Words using 逢

• 逢引 (あいびき) clandestine meeting (of lovers)
• しのび逢い (しのびあい) clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers)
• また逢う日まで (またあうひまで) till we meet again
• 逢うは別れの始め (あうはわかれのはじめ) we meet only to part
• 愛逢月 (めであいづき) seventh lunar month
• 逢着 (ほうちゃく) encountering
• 遭逢 (そうほう) meeting by chance
• 逢瀬 (おうせ) rendezvous
• 逢魔が時 (おうまがとき) twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)

11 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists