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出会う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
出会う
BOOST
Reading : であう   
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon  (出遭う usu. has a negative connotation)
2. to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)  (esp. 出合う; this meaning is restricted to form 出会う, 出合う)
3. to emerge and engage (an enemy)  (often used imperatively as 出会え; this meaning is restricted to form 出会う, 出合う)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 156,335 which gives a rank of 481
出会う is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 19,000 (about 34,200,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1767 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2018
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 19 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
わたし
みち
ふる
ゆうじん
友人
ぐうぜん
偶然
であ
出会
った

I happened across an old friend in the street.
かのじょ
彼女
ぐうぜん
偶然
であ
出会

I bump into her.
せんじつ
先日
せんせい
先生
とお
であ
出会
いました

I met my teacher on the street the other day.
であう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 180,000 (about 397,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 19 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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出合う
BOOST
Reading : であう   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 151,000 (about 547,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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出逢う
BOOST
Reading : であう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 100,000 (about 1,860,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 17928
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出遭う
BOOST
Reading : であう   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 170,000 (about 442,000 results)
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シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
カイ   エ   あ to meet   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ム   private
ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あ to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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assembly, gathering   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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to meet (esp. close friends)   
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resist   
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go
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ladder
move
ソウ   あ to meet (often with negative nuance); to encounter   
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ソウ    cadet   
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キョク   melody; curve   まがる to curve, to bend (intr)   まげる to twist (tr)   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
move
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