jmdict 1198180 Active (id#2364007)
会う [ichi1,news2,nf26] 逢う [ichi1] 遭う [ichi1,news2,nf34] 遇う [rK]
あう [ichi1,news2,nf26,nf34]
  1. [v5u,vi]
    《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 meet
    • to encounter
    • to see
    Cross references:
    • ⇐ see: 1198200 会わせる【あわせる】 1. to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet
    • ⇐ see: 1284460 合わす【あわす】 5. to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
    • ⇐ see: 1284480 合わせる【あわせる】 5. to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
    • ⇐ see: 1535140 お目にかかる【おめにかかる】 1. to meet (someone of higher status)
  2. [v5u,vi] [uk]
    《esp. 遭う when in kanji》
    • to have an accident
    • to have a bad experience
    Cross references:
    • ⇐ see: 1198200 会わせる【あわせる】 1. to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet
    • ⇐ see: 1535140 お目にかかる【おめにかかる】 1. to meet (someone of higher status)
History:
    • A 2026-03-11 05:07:10 Stephen Kraus (id#2364007)
    • Comments
      Adding nf34 tag to reading to make a pair with 遭う.
    • Diff
      @@ -28,0 +29 @@
      +<re_pri>nf34</re_pri>
    • A 2021-11-13 06:12:29 Marcus Richert
    • Refs
      会う	4190653
      逢う	334281
      遭う	316947
      遇う	15102
    • Diff
      @@ -21,0 +22 @@
      +<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
    • A 2013-03-22 01:54:39 Jim Breen
    • A* 2013-03-21 23:41:05 winnie
    • Comments
      I found this in a context where "meet" or "encounter" didn't really fit, because someone only saw someone else.  Then at the reference link I found a few entries that included "see" as a definition.
    • Refs
      http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/会う
    • Diff
      @@ -35,0 +35,1 @@
      +<gloss>to see</gloss>
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