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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

遭遇(そうぐう)encounter, being confronted with (e.g. difficulty), meeting with (e.g. accident)

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      encounter, running into, meeting with (e.g. an accident), being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

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    遭遇 【そうぐう】

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      (わたし)危険(きけん)遭遇(そうぐう)したくありません。

      I do not want to encounter danger. {encounter, being confronted with (e.g. difficulty), meeting with (e.g. accident)}

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      事件(じけん)現場(げんば)遭遇(そうぐう)したので()ぐに通報(つうほう)しました。

      I encountered the scene of the incident and immediately reported it. {encounter, being confronted with (e.g. difficulty), meeting with (e.g. accident)}

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      (やま)(なか)(くま)遭遇(そうぐう)した(とき)は、絶体絶命(ぜったいぜつめい)だと(おも)いました。

      When I encountered a bear in the middle of the mountain, I thought I was absolutely doomed. {encounter, being confronted with (e.g. difficulty), meeting with (e.g. accident)}

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      船長(せんちょう):「はぁ、まさかここで海賊(かいぞく)遭遇(そうぐう)するとは…ついていないな…。」

      Captain: "Oh, to encounter pirates here of all places... Just my luck..." {encounter, being confronted with (e.g. difficulty), meeting with (e.g. accident)}

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      油断(ゆだん)している(とき)(てき)遭遇(そうぐう)したら、一瞬(いっしゅん)にして(いのち)(うば)われるだろう。

      If you encounter an enemy when you are off guard, your life could be taken in an instant. {encounter, being confronted with (e.g. difficulty), meeting with (e.g. accident)}

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