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    3. 出会う

    出会う

    出で会あう​

    to meet (by chance)

    N3KMT7News #19+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab13 strokes

    出逢う出合う出遭う出あう

    であう

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon
    2.
    to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)
    3.
    to emerge and engage (an enemy)

    Stroke 0 / 13

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    駅えきで友とも達だちに出とで会あいました。

    I met a friend at the station by chance.

    KMT4Daily Life
    彼かれは旅たび先さきで運うん命めいの人ひとに出で会あった。

    He met the person of his destiny while traveling.

    KMT7Daily LifeTravel & TransportationFamily & Relationships
    毎まい日にち新あたらしい発はっ見けんに出で会あうのは楽たのしい。

    It's fun to encounter new discoveries every day.

    KMT7Daily Life
    彼かれは高こう校こう時じ代だいに妻 と出で会あった。

    He met his wife during his high school days.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsEducation
    人じん生せいには予よ期きせぬ出で会あいがたくさんあります。

    There are many unexpected encounters in life.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    出
    で.る・-で・だ.す・-だ.す・い.でる・い.だす…(9)
    exit・leave・go out・come out・put out…(1)
    Kanji
    会
    あ.う・あ.わせる・あつ.まる…(4)
    meeting・meet・party・association・interview…(1)
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
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