NichiDict

出会う

N3
であう
出逢う出合う出遭う
[deau]
Illustration for 出会う

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon

2.GodanIntransitive

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

3.GodanIntransitive

to emerge and engage (an enemy)

Examples

私は大学の入学式で彼女と初めて出会った

I first met her at the university entrance ceremony.

二つの川がここで出会う

Two rivers meet here.

人生を変える出会いがあった。

There was an encounter that changed my life.