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Kanji 遭: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 遭: encounter, meet, party, association, interview, join

Key takeaways

Kanji 遭: encounter, meet, party, association, interview, join. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

遭
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Meaning

encountermeetpartyassociationinterviewjoin

On reading

ソウ

Kun reading

あ.うあ.わせる

Radical

辵

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 遭

encounter, meet, party, association, interview, join

Kanji structure breakdown

遭

Structure breakdown

曹 + ⻌

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine walking along a path (⻌) and unexpectedly encountering a group (曹) of people. This kanji means to meet someone by chance or to undergo an unexpected experience. It is used in words like 'encounter' or 'distress'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ソウ
  • 遭難そうなん

    disaster / accident / shipwreck

Kun reading

あ.う
  • 遭うあう

    to encounter / to meet unexpectedly

Commonly used words

  • 遭難
    そうなん

    disaster / accident / shipwreck

  • 遭う
    あう

    to encounter / to meet unexpectedly

Example sentences

Example 1

登山中に遭難しました。

Translation

I got stranded during mountain climbing.

Example 2

船が遭難したと聞きました。

Translation

I heard the ship got shipwrecked.

Example 3

道で事故に遭いました。

Translation

I had an accident on the road.

Example 4

嫌な人に遭ってしまった。

Translation

I ran into someone unpleasant.

Kanji 遭: encounter, meet, party, association, interview, join | Daily Nihongo