Japanese
会う
Kana あう Romaji au
JLPT N5 Common word
Definitions
01godan verb · intransitive
to meet; to encounter; to see; to come across; to run into
逢う may indicate intimacy or emotion, 遭う undesirability
02godan verb · intransitive
usually kana
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
Examples
Other forms
逢う遭う遇う (rarely used kanji form)
Source
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