Meanings

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon出遭う usu. has a negative connotation
2. godan verb, intransitive verbto meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)esp. 出合う
3. godan verb, intransitive verbto emerge and engage (an enemy)often used imperatively as 出会え

Examples

• 彼女と偶然出会う。

  I bump into her.

• 途中で先生に出会った。

  I met my teacher on the way.

• 私は偶然彼に出会った。

  I met him by chance.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 出会う

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