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5 会う To Meet

Alternative Meanings

To Encounter

Part of Speech

Intransitive verb and Godan verb

Reading

あう

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentences

日よう日に会う。

We’re meeting on Sunday.

ポートランドくうこうでばったりコウイチに会いました。

I ran into Koichi at the Portland airport.

明日の午後、大好きな俳優に会えるんです！

I get to meet my favorite actor tomorrow afternoon.

Meaning Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means meet so the verb form of that is to meet or to encounter.

Reading Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

You have to remember the あ part but let's include the う as well for this one. Who do you want to meet more than anyone? Think about it. Then, imagine meeting them. The first thing they do is grab your arm and pinch it. You yell out "OW!" (あう) and they laugh and run away.

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