Definition of 会う

あうau Inflection

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

  • to meet; to encounter; to see - 逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance
  • to have an accident; to have a bad experience - esp. 遭う when in kanji - usually written using kana alone

Example Sentences

会えなくてaenakute淋しいsabishii
I miss you.
みんなminnaあなたanatani会いaitaがっgaてるteruあなたanataha有名yuumeinanoyo
Everyone wants to meet you. You're famous!
以前にizenniどこかdokokade会ったattaことがありませんkotogaarimasenkatoそのsono学生gakuseihaたずねたtazuneta
"Haven't we met somewhere before?" asked the student.
明日ashita会いaiましょmashouka
Would you like to meet tomorrow?
毎夕maiyuu放課後houkagoni僕たちbokutachiha彼のkarenoieno裏庭uraniwade会ってatteインディアンINDEIAN戦争sensouごっこgokkowoしたshita
Every evening after school we met in his back garden and arranged Indian battles.

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