What does the kanji 遭 mean?

encounter, meet, party, association, interview

How is the kanji 遭 read?

ソウ (Sou); あ.う (Au); あ.わせる (Awaseru)

遭

Auあう

encounter

Souそう

Examples

遭難そうなん(meeting with) disaster

遭遇そうぐうencounter

遭 (Au) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “encounter, meet, party”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 14 strokes.