Japanese

めぐりあう
Meaning: to happen to meet, to come across by chance
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 巡り合う 巡り合わない
Polite 巡り合います 巡り合いません
Past 巡り合った 巡り合わなかった
Polite + Past 巡り合いました 巡り合いませんでした
Te-form 巡り合って 巡り合わなくて
Potential 巡り合える 巡り合えない
Passive 巡り合われる 巡り合われない
Causative 巡り合わせる 巡り合わせない
Causative + Passive 巡り合わされる 巡り合わされない
Imperative 巡り合え 巡り合うな

Handwriting

巡
り
合
う

Example

I happened to meet an old friend by chance at my travel destination.

Usage Notes

Often implies a fated or rare meeting after a long time.

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