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遭
encounter · meet · suffer · undergo
N1On: そうKun: あ
Memory Aid
'Sou' — SO you 'encounter' a problem. 'Au' — 'Ah!', you 'encounter' something unexpected.
Vocabulary
遭難そうなんdisaster, accident (especially at sea or mountains)
遭遇そうぐうencounter, rendezvous
遭うあうto meet, to encounter (often misfortune)
遭難者そうなんしゃvictim of a disaster
Example Sentences
台風で家が大きな被害に遭いました。
My house suffered great damage from the typhoon.
山で遭難した登山家が救助された。
The mountain climber who was lost in the mountains was rescued.
彼はよく不運に遭う。
He often encounters misfortune.
道で偶然、旧友と遭遇した。
I accidentally encountered an old friend on the street.