Kanji

逢

meeting, tryst, date, rendezvous

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ホウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あう, むかえる

Example sentences

逢う あう
いつかまたどこかで逢えると信じています。

I believe we will meet again somewhere someday.

出逢う であう
運命の人と出逢う。

To meet the person of destiny.

逢瀬 おうせ
二人は人目を忍んで逢瀬を重ねた

The two met secretly again and again.

出逢い であい
この本との出逢いが、私の人生を大きく変えた。

The encounter with this book changed my life significantly.

巡り逢う めぐりあう
運命の人に巡り逢うことができた。

I was able to meet the person of my destiny.

Example Vocabulary

逢う

あう

to meet (often suggests a fate-driven or emotional meeting)

出逢う

であう

to meet (by chance); to encounter

逢瀬

おうせ

tryst; secret meeting (between lovers)

出逢い

であい

encounter, meeting

逢い引き

あいびき

逢引

あいびき

逢引き

あいびき

巡り逢う

めぐりあう

to meet by chance; to happen to meet

逢魔が時

おうまがとき

行き逢う

いきあう

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