Meaning of 出会う in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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出会う, 出合う, 出逢う, 出遭うJLPT 3
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Kana Readingであう
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Romajideau
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `u` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to emerge and engage (an enemy)
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Example Sentences
出会う, 出合う, 出逢う, 出遭う, であう used in context
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If you should meet a bear, pretend to be dead.
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I meet him on occasions at the club.
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Our meeting was purely accidental.
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Whenever I meet her, she smiles at me.
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She ran across her old friend while walking in the park.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
Non-Past
Past
Te
Passive
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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
fit, suit, join, 0.1
On: ゴウ, ガッ, カッ
Kun: あ.う, -あ.う, あ.い, あい-, -あ.い, -あい, あ.わす, あ.わせる, -あ.わせる
6 strokes
exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
On: シュツ, スイ
Kun: で.る, -で, だ.す, -だ.す, い.でる, い.だす
5 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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