Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “出会う”

出会う

であう

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon

Example sentence

I saw an old friend of mine yesterday.

Kanji details

出

・exit

・leave

・go out

・come out

・put out

・protrude

会

・meeting

・meet

・party

・association

・interview

・join

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2 related words

であう

to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)

であう

to emerge and engage (an enemy)