あう

会 う

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, intransitive verb

    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

    • 前に彼にあったのを覚えている。
      I remember seeing him before.

  2. Godan verb with 'u' ending, intransitive verb

    to have an accident, to have a bad experience
    esp. 遭う when in kanji
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 駅へ行く途中でにわか雨に遭った。
      I was caught in a shower on my way to the station.