Entry
逢う
Source
JMdict 100319
Characters
逢
Definition
Word
会う 遭う 遇う 逢う
Reading
あう
Priority ichi1
Priority news2
Priority nf26
Priority nf34
Reference
Translation eng
to meet to encounter to have an accident to have a bad experience
Translation ger
treffen begegnen geraten in ... stosen auf ... haben
Translation fre
rencontrer se rencontrer
Translation rus
встреча́ть встреча́ться ви́деться
Part of Speech Godan verb with `u' ending
Part of Speech intransitive verb
Miscellaneous
Information
逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance esp. 遭う when in kanji
Dictionaries
Miscellaneous word usually written using kana alone
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