Au

JLPT N5

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会う (Au) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto 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
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto have an accident; to have a bad experienceesp. 遭う when in kanji

Examples

  • I'd like to see you again next week.

  • I met him at the barber's.

  • I met a keen-eyed guy.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 会う

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