Japanese
出会う
Kana であう Romaji deau
JLPT N3 Common word
Definitions
01godan verb · intransitive
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
出遭う usu. has a negative connotation
02godan verb · intransitive
03godan verb · intransitive
Only 出会う、出合う
to emerge and engage (an enemy)
often used imperatively as 出会え
Examples
Other forms
出逢う出合う出遭う出あう
Source
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