会う
あう
Also written 遭う, 逢う, 遇う
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to meet; to encounter; to see; to come across; to run into (逢う may indicate intimacy or emotion, 遭う undesirability)
- to have (e.g. an accident); to suffer (e.g. an unpleasant fate); to encounter; to face; to go through (e.g. a tough time); to get caught up (in) (esp. 遭う when in kanji)
Kanji
- 会 meet. Read as あう.
Example sentences
- 会えなくて淋しい。
I miss you. - みんなあなたに会いたがってる。あなたは有名なのよ！
Everyone wants to meet you. You're famous! - 「以前にどこかで会ったことがありませんか」とその学生はたずねた。
"Haven't we met somewhere before?" asked the student. - 明日会いましょうか？
We're meeting up tomorrow? - 君は彼女に会いたくてたまらないのですか。
Do you want to see her very much?
Common phrases
- 被害に遭う
- 交通事故に遭う
- 事故にあう (じこにあう) to have an accident
- 目にあう (めにあう) to experience (something unpleasant)
- 抵抗に遭う
- 久しぶりに会う
- 返り討ちに遭う
- 盗難に遭う
- いじめに遭う
- 反撃に遭う
- カフェで会う
- 嵐に遭う
- 空襲に遭う
- 理解しあう (りかいしあう) to reach mutual understanding
- ひどい目にあう (ひどいめにあう) to have a bad time
Words containing 会う
- 出会い系 (であいけい) online dating website
- 出会い系サイト (であいけいサイト) online dating website
- 出会い頭 (であいがしら) the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.)
And 7 more.