会う【あう】
Frequency rank: 313. (for form あう: 75.)
- to meet; to encounter; to see逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance
- to have an accident; to have a bad experienceword usually written using kana aloneesp. 遭う when in kanji
Godan verb with 'u' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 会う【あう】Frequency rank: 313.
- 逢う【あう】Frequency rank: 11,272. – 11,301.
- 遭う【あう】Frequency rank: 6,836. – 6,844.
- 遇う【あう】
- あうFrequency rank: 75.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to meet; to encounter; to see
- to have an accident; to have a bad experience
This meaning refers to the act of coming into contact with someone or something, either by prearranged plans or by chance.
This meaning implies encountering an unfortunate situation or incident, often unexpectedly.
Generated collocations (experimental)
あう会うto meetともだち友達にあう会うto meet a friendはじめて初めてあう会うto meet for the first timeびでおビデオつうわ通話であう会うto meet over video callうんめいてき運命的にあう会うto meet by fateぐうぜん偶然にあう会うto meet by chanceていきてき定期的にあう会うto meet regularlyしごと仕事であう会うto meet for workあうやくそく会う約束をするto make an appointment to meetあった会ったことがあるto have met beforeじこ事故にあう会うto have an accidentふうん不運にあう会うto encounter misfortune
Example sentences
2080 results
"Haven't we met somewhere before?" asked the student.
The basis of this system is that the students must take turns in teaching, they have to help each other.
Every evening after school we met in his back garden and arranged Indian battles.
Suppose there's some jerk you just can't get on with.
One day I had a phone call from a friend. "There's a nice little earner, won't you come round?" so I went to his house.
"I'm going to see your father today, about career counselling." "You don't need to bother with that."
Taking care of the excretory needs of a patient you've just met is a very demanding job.
Heck, with oboe players there are those who, rather than search for a reed that suits them, find it faster to make their own.