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Kanji 遇: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 遇: meet, encounter, interview, treat, entertain, receive, deal with

Key takeaways

Kanji 遇: meet, encounter, interview, treat, entertain, receive, deal with. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

遇
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Meaning

meetencounterinterviewtreatentertainreceivedeal with

On reading

グウ

Kun reading

あ.う

Radical

辵

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 遇

meet, encounter, interview, treat, entertain, receive, deal with

Kanji structure breakdown

遇

Structure breakdown

禺 + ⻌

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine walking (⻌) along a path and unexpectedly encountering a monkey (禺). This kanji represents meeting someone by chance or how you treat them. It is used in words like 'treatment' (待遇) or 'circumstance' (境遇).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

グウ
  • 境遇きょうぐう

    circumstances / social environment

  • 待遇たいぐう

    treatment / reception / conditions

Commonly used words

  • 境遇
    きょうぐう

    circumstances / social environment

  • 待遇
    たいぐう

    treatment / reception / conditions

Example sentences

Example 1

彼の境遇はあまり良くない。

Translation

His circumstances are not very good.

Example 2

境遇が違っても友達だ。

Translation

Even though our situations differ, we are friends.

Example 3

会社の待遇が良いです。

Translation

The company's treatment is good.

Example 4

従業員の待遇を改善する。

Translation

Improve the treatment of employees.

Kanji 遇: meet, encounter, interview, treat, entertain, receive, deal with | Daily Nihongo