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会あう

Godan verb with u endingintransitive verb

Other forms

逢う遭う遇うrarely-used form

Reading

あう
Godan verb with u endingintransitive verb

Meanings

  1. 1.

    to meet; to encounter; to see

    逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance

    Godan verb with u endingintransitive verb
  2. 2.

    to have an accident; to have a bad experience

    esp. 遭う when in kanji

    Godan verb with u endingintransitive verbword usually written using kanji alone

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Example sentences

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I met my friend at the station.

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I will meet the teacher tomorrow.

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Let's meet again next week.

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I meet my friend every Sunday.

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I want to meet my friend in Japan.