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会う

あう

to meet

Mnemonic

People gathering in under a roof, and you meet this one by walking straight into them in the doorway. Ow あう: あう.

Worth knowing

Same reading as 合う あう, to fit. 会う is meeting a person; 合う is things matching. 出会う であう is running into somebody by chance.

Built from

meet
A roof with people gathering in underneath it.

Also read あう

to fit

Words sharing these kanji

conversation to meet (by chance), to come across chance, opportunity, occasion

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