Word Meaning 会う

あう au

会う is read as あう (au) and means to have an accident.

Meaning

English

  1. to have an accident
  2. to have a bad experience
  3. to meet
  4. to encounter
  5. to see

Reading

Kana

あう

Romaji

au

Writing Variants

  • 逢う あう au
  • 遇う あう au
  • 遭う あう au

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 別れる Rank 255 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

会長

かいちょう

president (of a society)

会見

かいけん

interview

会員

かいいん

member

会場

かいじょう

assembly hall

会社

かいしゃ

workplace

会話

かいわ

conversation

会計

かいけい

economic condition

会心

かいしん

congeniality

会食

かいしょく

eating together

かい

society

会館

かいかん

meeting hall

会計年度

かいけいねんど

fiscal year

Example Sentences

10

こんなところであうなんて、きぐうですね。

Meeting here like this is quite a coincidence.

I'll see him today.

We never meet without parting.

I'll be seeing him tomorrow.

We only see each other at weekends.

Will you see Tom tomorrow?

We'll meet at 2:30.

I'm not good at meeting people.

Please blow your nose prior to seeing me.

I meet friends wherever I go.