Meaning of 逢う in Japanese | RomajiDesu Japanese dictionary

Definition of 逢う

あう(au) 【会う ·逢う ·遭う ·遇う】

(v5u, vi) to meet; to encounter
前に彼にあったのを覚えている。
I remember seeing him before.
to have an accident; to have a bad experience
もう少し知恵があったら、彼は面倒な目にあわずにすんだのに。
With a little more wisdom, he would not have got in trouble.

めぐりあう(meguriau) 【巡り会う ·巡り合う ·めぐり合う ·めぐり会う ·廻り合う ·回り合う ·巡り逢う】

(v5u) to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
あの人と巡り会えたのは、一期一会なのでしょうか。
Our meeting like that is probably the kind of thing that only happens once.

であう(deau) 【出会う ·出合う ·出逢う ·出遭う】

(v5u, vi) to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
きのう旧友の一人に出会った。
I saw an old friend of mine yesterday.
to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)
to emerge and engage (an enemy)

またあうひまで(mataauhimade) 【また逢う日まで ·また会う日まで ·又会う日迄】

いきあう(ikiau) · ゆきあう(yukiau) 【行き会う ·行会う ·行き逢う ·行き合う ·行逢う】

おうまがとき(oumagatoki) 【逢う魔が時 ·逢魔が時】

(exp) twilight; the time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight) →Related words: 大禍時

あうはわかれのはじめ(auhawakarenohajime) 【逢うは別れの始め】

(exp) those who meet must part (suggesting the transient nature of this life); we meet only to part