Word Meaning 出会う

であう deau

出会う is read as であう (deau) and means to emerge and engage (an enemy).

Meaning

English

  1. to emerge and engage (an enemy)
  2. to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)
  3. to meet (by chance)
  4. to come across
  5. to run across
  6. to encounter
  7. to happen upon

Reading

Kana

であう

Romaji

deau

Writing Variants

  • 出あう であう deau
  • 出逢う であう deau
  • 出合う であう deau
  • 出遭う であう deau

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Related Words 同窓会,出会い Rank 1029 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

出会い

であい

confluence

出会い頭

であいがしら

the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.)

出し合う

だしあう

to contribute jointly

出そろう

でそろう

to appear all together

出入り口

でいりぐち

exit and entrance

出場

しゅつじょう

appearance (on the stage, television, etc.)

出発

しゅっぱつ

departure

出来事

できごと

incident

出力

しゅつりょく

output (electrical, signal, etc.)

出口

でぐち

exit

出品

しゅっぴん

exhibiting

出世

しゅっせ

success in life

Example Sentences

5

I see the dog almost every day.

John had been lazy before he met you.

John was a lazy person until he met you.

It is quite common now to meet with young people who do not know the Bible.

When people meet, first impressions determine more than 50 percent of whatever happens next.