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Kanji

遭

encounter, meet, party, association, interview, join

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あう, あわせる

Common Readings

ソウ, あ…う

Example sentences

遭遇 そうぐう
山の中で偶然、熊に遭遇した。

I unexpectedly encountered a bear in the mountains.

サメ サメ
海で泳いでいるときにサメに遭遇した

I encountered a shark while swimming in the sea.

目に遭う めにあう
エレベーターに1時間も閉じ込められて、ひどい目に遭った。

I had a terrible experience being stuck in the elevator for an hour.

遭う あう
昨日の夜、帰り道で突然の豪雨に遭って、ずぶ濡れになってしまった。

Last night, I got caught in a sudden heavy rain on my way home and was drenched to the skin.

無傷 むきず
彼は自動車事故に遭ったが、奇跡的に無傷で助かった。

He was in a car accident, but miraculously escaped unscathed.

遭難 そうなん
登山中に遭難したが、全員無事だった。

We were distressed during the mountain climb, but everyone was safe.

隊 たい
救助隊が遭難者の捜索を開始した。

The rescue team began the search for the missing person.

事故に遭う じこにあう
旅行中に事故に遭うと、予定が大きく変わる。

If you have an accident while traveling, your plans can change dramatically.

ひどい目に遭う ひどいめにあう
初めての海外旅行で、ひどい目に遭うとは思わなかった。

I never thought I would have such a terrible experience on my first trip abroad.

Example Vocabulary

遭遇

そうぐう

encounter; to run into; to come across

目に遭う

めにあう

to go through; to experience (something bad)

遭う

あう

to encounter; to meet with; to get caught in (something bad)

遭難

そうなん

distress; accident; being in danger

事故に遭う

じこにあう

to have an accident; to be involved in an accident

ひどい目に遭う

ひどいめにあう

to go through a terrible experience; to have a very hard time

酷い目に遭う

ひどいめにあう

痛い目に遭う

いたいめにあう

辛い目に遭う

つらいめにあう

出遭う

であう

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