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遭 means 'meet'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1600   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-26    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 13 words   Used in 28 words   Used in 3 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ソウ
Kun
   あう to meet (often with negative nuance); to encounter
Additional readings
Kun    あわせる
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Learn how to discuss unpleasant experiences, accidents, disasters, and even double disasters. See how the Japanese say, "I was caught in a shower on my way to the station," "He ran the risk of having an accident," "With a little more wisdom, he would not have gotten in trouble," and "We had a terrible time in the blizzard." Also discover which Western invention the samurai mistook for magic.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 遭 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 遭 is used 26 times, read 2 ways.
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disaster; shipwreck; accident; being stranded
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あう : 17 words FIND ALL
expression, 'u' godan verb
to meet with disaster
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遭
ソウ   あう to meet (often with negative nuance); to encounter   
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曹
ソウ    cadet   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
曲
キョク   melody; curve   まがる to curve, to bend (intr)   まげる to twist (tr)   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
⻌
move
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