[あう, au](v5u, vi) (1) (逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance) to meet; to encounter; (2) (uk) (esp. 遭う when in kanji) to have an accident; to have a bad experience; (P)#11591[Add to Longdo]