会う (Au) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident”.
Meanings
- 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
- godan verb, intransitive verbto have an accident; to have a bad experienceesp. 遭う when in kanji
Examples
来週また会いたい。
I'd like to see you again next week.
理髪店で彼に会った。
I met him at the barber's.
目の鋭い男に会った。
I met a keen-eyed guy.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).