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会う

逢う、 遭う、 遇う

Reading

Kana: あう
Romaji: au
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Definitions

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1

to meet; to encounter; to see

Note: 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

Note: esp. 遭う when in kanji
Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

会
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
逢
Readings: ホウ、 あ.う、 むか.える
Meanings: meeting, tryst, date, rendezvous
遭
Readings: ソウ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる
Meanings: encounter, meet, party, association, interview, join
遇
Readings: グウ、 あ.う
Meanings: meet, encounter, interview, treat, entertain, receive, deal with

Example Sentences

日曜(にちよう)に会(あ)おう。
➥Let's meet on Sunday.
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よく彼(かれ)に会(あ)う。
➥I often see him.
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日曜日(にちようび)に会(あ)おう。
➥Let's meet on Sunday.
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今日(きょう)会(あ)わない？
➥How about meeting today?
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また会(あ)おうね！
➥Let's get together again!
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通(とお)り雨(あめ)にあった。
➥I was caught in a shower.
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