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Kanji Detail for 遇 - "to meet"

遇

  • Meaning

    遇 means "to meet." Also associated with to suit the times, to confront.

    1. To meet - To encounter; to meet unexpectedly.

    2. To suit the times - To match the era.

    3. To confront - To oppose; to face as an enemy.

    4. To entertain - To treat; to host.

    5. By chance - Unexpectedly; suddenly.

    6. Opportunity - Occasion; chance.

  • Words using 遇

    • 待遇 たいぐう Listen treatment; reception; service
    • 優遇 ゆうぐう Listen favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality
    • 処遇 しょぐう Listen treatment (of a person); dealing with
    • 最優遇 さいゆうぐう Listen most favourable treatment; most favorable treatment; very warm reception
    • 境遇 きょうぐう Listen one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

  • Four-character idioms with 遇

    • 千載一遇 せんざいいちぐう Listen once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
    • 轗軻不遇 かんかふぐう Listen being neglected by the world; being denied one's deserved recognition and status

  • Tattoo check: 遇

    • Verified meaning: to meet
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to suit the times, to confront

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    meet, come across, encounter

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Yu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to meet, to encounter, to come across

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

    To meet. Encountering each other on the road is called 遇. "Analects" says "Met him on the road." Events coincidentally occurring is also called 遇. Such as 遇雨 (encounter rain), 遇難 (meet disaster). | Hard to find. Such as 際遇 (opportunity), 殊遇 (special treatment). All referring to meeting kindred spirits and achieving prominence. | To treat. Such as saying "Others treat me as a common person, I treat them as a gentleman of the state." Appears in "Records of the Grand Historian."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    guu(グウ) グウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    a.u(あ-う) あ-う

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    to meet to suit the times to confront by chance opportunity encounter entertain treat timely come across experience face occasion greet receive handle fortune

Sentences including 遇

  • He is contented with his lot.

  • They have treated her well.

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