Japanese

めぐりあう
Meaning: to meet by chance; to reunite; to encounter
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 巡り会う 巡り会わない
Polite 巡り会います 巡り会いません
Past 巡り会った 巡り会わなかった
Polite + Past 巡り会いました 巡り会いませんでした
Te-form 巡り会って 巡り会わなくて
Potential 巡り会える 巡り会えない
Passive 巡り会われる 巡り会われない
Causative 巡り会わせる 巡り会わせない
Causative + Passive 巡り会わされる 巡り会わされない
Imperative 巡り会え 巡り会うな

Handwriting

巡
り
会
う

Example

After a long journey, he reunited with his childhood friend in his hometown.

Usage Notes

Used to describe meeting someone or encountering something important by chance, often after a long separation or search.

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