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Kanji Detail for 逢 - "to meet, to encounter"

逢

  • Meaning

    逢 means "to meet, to encounter." Also associated with to welcome.

    1. Meet - To encounter; to come upon.

    2. Encounter - To meet unexpectedly.

    3. Welcome - To greet; to receive.

  • Tattoo check: 逢

    • Verified meaning: to meet, to encounter
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あい)
    • Also carries these associations: to welcome

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 逢

    Given names 逢(あい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    meeting; tryst; date; rendezvous

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    come upon, happen meet; flatter

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to happen to meet; chance meeting, coincidence

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To meet. Two sides encountering each other is called 逢. | To pander to. "Mencius" says "Indulging a ruler's evil is a great crime." | Large. Such as 逢掖之衣 (wide-sleeved garment). Same as today saying loose robes with wide sleeves. | 逢逢. Sound of drums.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hoh(ホウ) ホウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    a.u(あ-う) あ-う

    muka.eru(むか-える) むか-える

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    meet encounter welcome abundant big come across bump into chance upon cross paths converge rendezvous gather greet receive unite discover unexpectedly

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