Vocab Info

N2 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

出会(であ)to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon, to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.), to emerge and engage (an enemy)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to 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 with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

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

      esp. 出合う, Only applies to 出会う, 出合う
    3. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to emerge and engage (an enemy)

      often used imperatively as 出会え, Only applies to 出会う, 出合う

    All Forms

    出会う 【であう】出合う 【であう】出逢う 【であう】出遭う 【であう】出あう 【であう】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 1,100

    Examples

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      映画(えいが)(かん)でバッタリ友達(ともだち)出会(であ)

      I unexpectedly run into a friend at the movie theater. {to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon, to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.), to emerge and engage (an enemy)}

      • N2

      事故(じこ)出会(であ)ったので病院(びょういん)()きます。

      I am going to the hospital because I was involved in an accident. {to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon, to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.), to emerge and engage (an enemy)}

      • N2

      この地点(ちてん)でこの(かわ)とあの(かわ)出会(であ)います。

      At this point, this river and that river meet. {to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon, to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.), to emerge and engage (an enemy)}

      • N2

      心霊(しんれい)現象(げんしょう)出会(であ)いました。それなのに(ちち)はとても()()いています。

      He encountered a paranormal phenomenon. Despite that, my father is very calm. {to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon, to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.), to emerge and engage (an enemy)}

      • N2

      思春(ししゅん)()にあの文学(ぶんがく)出会(であ)った(こと)をきっかけに作家(さっか)志望(しぼう)するようになった。

      I began to aspire to become a writer after encountering that literature during my adolescence. {to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon, to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.), to emerge and engage (an enemy)}

      • N2
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