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遭あう

N2
あう au
  1. to meet
  2. to encounter (undesirable nuance)
godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

遭遇;遇上(不幸)

Chinese notes

遭う常用于事故、灾害等不愉快的遭遇。

Examples

  • 駅へ行く途中でにわか雨に遭った。
    I was caught in a shower on my way to the station.
    去车站的路上遇到了阵雨。
  • 旅行中に事故に遭った。
    I had an accident during the trip.
    旅行中遭遇了事故。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('5b1dbc60e6'); // 遭う
{
  "id": "5b1dbc60e6",
  "word": "遭う",
  "reading": "あう",
  "romaji": "au",
  "meanings": [
    "to meet",
    "to encounter (undesirable nuance)"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5u",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1198180,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "駅へ行く途中でにわか雨に遭った。",
      "en": "I was caught in a shower on my way to the station.",
      "tatoeba_id": 188876
    },
    {
      "ja": "旅行中に事故に遭った。",
      "en": "I had an accident during the trip."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "bb5f423cc5bcbafcdd64f6f4c476bc6e4a2ce4bef142ffea05d3ea6c3fd1b3aa",
    "meanings": [
      "遭遇",
      "遇上(不幸)"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "駅へ行く途中でにわか雨に遭った。",
        "zh": "去车站的路上遇到了阵雨。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "旅行中に事故に遭った。",
        "zh": "旅行中遭遇了事故。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/5b1dbc60e6",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1198180; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "遭う常用于事故、灾害等不愉快的遭遇。",
    "review_hash": "d639ccc33d585ff913151f16c4794268f2e64133e0d9ecc2e4560c638ec82980"
  }
}