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au
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

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English Meaning(s) for 遭う

godan verb, intransitive verb
  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)
  2. to have an accident; to have a bad experience (esp. 遭う when in kanji)

Definition and Synonyms for 遭う

Submit accept or undergo, often unwillingly
Synonyms: あう, うける, 服する, 聞き入る, 聞き入れる
Come Across communicate the intended meaning or impression
Synonyms: あう, 見つける, 見当たる, 遭遇
Run Into come together
Synonyms: あう, 会す, 会す, 会する, 会わす, 会遇, 出くわす, 出会, 出会い, 出会う, めぐり合う, かち合う, 御目文字, 相見る, 臨む, 落ち合う, 逢着, 遭逢, 遭遇, 際会, 面会, 顔を合わせる
Meet get together socially or for a specific purpose
Synonyms: あう, 会す, 会す, 会する, 会わす, 会合, 会同, 参集, 寄る, 寄り合う, 寄り集まる, 集う, 集く, 集まる, 集会, 集合, 顔を合わせる
See go to see for professional or business reasons
Synonyms: あう, かかる, 会す, 会す, 会する, 会わす, 対面, 対面, 対顔, 御目文字, お目にかかる, 目見え, 相見る, 面会, 面晤
See go to see for a social visit
Synonyms: あう, 会す, 会す, 会わす, 対面, 対面, 対顔, 御目文字, お目にかかる, 目見え, 相見る
Run Into be beset by
Synonyms: あう, ぶつかる, ぶっつかる, ぶち当たる, 当たる, 突き当たる, 行き当たる, 衝突, 遭遇
Meet experience as a reaction
Synonyms: あう, ぶつかる, ぶっつかる, 当たる
Besides making an additional point
Synonyms: あう, どれ, また, いずれ, それに, どうせ, なおも, とにかく, ともあれ, ともかく, とやかく, どのみち, なおかつ, なおまた, あまつさえ, ともかくも, とにもかくにも, とまれかくまれ, ともあれかくもあれ, 他に, 何はともあれ, 何は無くとも, かてて加えて, 合う, 合す, 合わす, 合わせて, 合わせる
Likewise in addition
Synonyms: あう, かつ, また, それに, なおかつ, なおまた, あまつさえ, 他に, かてて加えて, 加えて, 加える, 合う, 合す, 合わす, 合わせて, 合わせる
All Told with everything included or counted
Synonyms: 〆る, あう, しむ, しめる, 合う, 合す, 合わす, 合わせて, 合わせる, 締めて, 締める
Dress put a dressing on
Synonyms: あう
Concurrently overlapping in duration
Synonyms: あう, 合う, 合す, 合わす, 合わせて, 合わせる, 同時に
Meet be adjacent or come together
Synonyms: あう, たかる, 合う, 集まる
Collectively in conjunction with
Synonyms: あう, 一緒に, 合う, 合す, 合わす, 合わせて, 合わせる
Collectively combined
Synonyms: あう, 一緒に, 合う, 合す, 合わす, 合わせて, 合わせる
Besides anyway
Synonyms: あう, どれ, また, いずれ, それに, どうせ, なおも, とにかく, ともあれ, ともかく, とやかく, どのみち, なおかつ, なおまた, あまつさえ, ともかくも, とにもかくにも, とまれかくまれ, ともあれかくもあれ, 他に, 何はともあれ, 何は無くとも, かてて加えて, 合う, 合す, 合わす, 合わせて, 合わせる

Meanings for each kanji in 遭う

» encounter; meet; party; association; interview; join

Categories 遭う is a member of

Communicate transmit thoughts or feelings
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Call pay a brief visit
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Be have the quality of being
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Undergo pass through
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Put On apply to a surface
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Experience undergo
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 遭う

Conjugations for 遭う

masu stem
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ai
Negative stem
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awa
te-form
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atte
Negative te-form
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awanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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awanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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au
Present Indicative Negative Form
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awanai
Past Indicative Form
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atta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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awanakatta
Presumptive Form
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aou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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aimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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aimasen
Past Indicative Form
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aimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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aimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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aimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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aitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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aitakunai
Past Indicative Form
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aitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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aitakunakatta
Adjective stem
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aita
te-form
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aitakute
Negative te-form
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aitakunakute
Adverbial Form
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aitaku
Provisional Form
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aitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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aitakunakereba
Conditional Form
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aitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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aitakunakattara
Objective Form
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aitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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ae
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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ainasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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aeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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awanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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awanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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attara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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awanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
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attari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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aeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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aenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··]
aeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
aenakatta
masu-stem
[()·]
ae
te-form
[()··]
aete
Negative te-form
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aenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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aemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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aemasen
Past Indicative Form
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aemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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aemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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awareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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awarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()···]
awareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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awarenakatta
masu stem
[()··]
aware
te-form
[()···]
awarete
Negative te-form
[()·····]
awarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
awaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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awaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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awaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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awaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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awaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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awasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()···]
awaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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awasenakatta
masu stem
[()··]
awase
te-form
[()···]
awasete
Negative te-form
[()·····]
awasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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awasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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awasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
awasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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awasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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awasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
awasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()····]
awasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·······]
awasarenakatta
masu stem
[()···]
awasare
te-form
[()····]
awasarete
Negative te-form
[()······]
awasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·····]
awasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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awasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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awasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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awasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[()··]
awan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
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awazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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awanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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awazaru

Sample Sentences for 遭う

It's been more than five years since I last saw him.
I was caught in shower on my way home.
He has to burn his fingers to learn.
He was exposed to danger.
He's had many unhappy experiences.

Comments for 遭う

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It's a different word, see ()() - to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct

#6 Posted by flint over 1 year ago

Actually I clicked on it and it still doesn't list "fit" as a meaning. So my question stands.

#5 Posted by Abel over 1 year ago

Ups sorry. The one I mention is actully listed just below. I'm still learning to use the site. How can I delete comments?

#4 Posted by Abel over 1 year ago

Doesn't it also have a meaning like "fit"?

#3 Posted by Abel over 1 year ago

僕等会うなら,吾は笑顔無いんだ

#2 Posted by Monox D. I-Fly over 7 years ago


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