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あう, 会う, 逢う, 遭う, 遇う
Godan verb, Intransitive, 逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance
1. to meet, to encounter, to see
esp. 遭う when in kanji
2. to have an accident, to have a bad experience
前に彼にあったのを覚えている。
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出会う, 出逢う, 出合う, 出遭う, 出あう, であう
Godan verb, Intransitive, 出遭う usu. has a negative connotation
1. to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon
Only 出会う, 出合う, esp. 出合う
2. to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)
often used imperatively as 出会え
3. to emerge and engage (an enemy)
きのう旧友の一人に出会った。
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めぐり合う, 巡り会う, 巡り合う, 巡り逢う, 廻り合う, 回り合う, めぐりあう
Godan verb, Intransitive
to meet fortuitously, to meet by chance, to happen across
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立ち会う, 立会う, たちあう
Godan verb, Intransitive
to be present (esp. during a birth), to be witness to, to attend
辛い目に会う, つらい目にあう, 辛い目にあう, 辛い目に合う, 辛い目に遭う, つらいめにあう
Expression, Godan verb, See 目にあう・めにあう
to have a hard time of it
逢うは別れの始め, 会うは別れの始め, あうはわかれのはじめ
Expression, Proverb
we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
目にあう, 目に遭う, 目に会う, めにあう
Expression, Godan verb
to experience (something unpleasant), to go through, to suffer
目が合う, 目があう, 目が会う, めがあう
Expression, Godan verb
for two people's eyes to meet, catching someone's eye, making eye contact, meeting a person's gaze
チラッと目が合っただけで。
事故にあう, 事故に遭う, じこにあう
Expression, Godan verb
to have an accident, to meet with an accident
彼は事故に遭って骨を折った。
ひどい目にあう, 酷い目に遭う, ひどいめにあう
Expression, Godan verb, See 目にあう・めにあう
to have a bad time, to go through a bitter experience, to get into trouble, to get hurt, to suffer
君がひどい目にあうことはないよ。
えらい目にあう, 偉い目に遭う, えらいめにあう
Expression, Godan verb, See 目にあう
to have a terrible time, to have a hard time