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遭

encounter
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingソウ
Kun readingあ.う、あ.わせる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. encounterRtK
  2. meet
  3. party
  4. association
  5. interview
  6. join
  1. running into
  2. meeting with (e.g. an accident)
  3. being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

Popular Usage

遭う

Radicals and components

Radical辵walkComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

cadet · one (一) · bend · sun (日) · day (日) · road (辶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1258

Compound words

遭遇そうぐう
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
遭難そうなん
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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