Meaning of 会う in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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会う, 逢う, 遭う, 遇うJLPT 5
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Kana Readingあう
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Romajiau
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `u` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to meet; to encounter
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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Example Sentences
会う, 逢う, 遭う, 遇う, あう used in context
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「以前にどこかで会ったことがありませんか」とその学生はたずねた。
Haven't we met somewhere before? asked the student.
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「以前にどこかで会ったことがありませんか」とその学生はたずねた。
Haven't we met somewhere before? asked the student.
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毎夕、放課後に僕たちは彼の家の裏庭で会って、インディアン戦争ごっこをした。
Every evening after school we met in his back garden and arranged Indian battles.
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ある日、友人から「いい話があるから会わないか」と電話があり、友人の家へ出かけました。
One day I had a phone call from a friend. "There's a nice little earner, won't you come round?" so I went to his house.
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We had a terrible time in the blizzard.
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「今日お父さんに会いに行く。進路相談だ」「いいですよ、そんなの」
I'm going to see your father today, about career counselling. "You don't need to bother with that."
Verb Conjugations
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
encounter, meet, party, association, interview, join
On: ソウ
Kun: あ.う, あ.わせる
14 strokes
meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
On: カイ, エ
Kun: あ.う, あ.わせる, あつ.まる
6 strokes
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