[であう, deau](v5u, vi) (1) (出遭う usu. has a negative connotation) to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon; (2) (出会う, 出合う only) (esp. 出合う) to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); (3) (出会う, 出合う only) (often used imperatively as 出会え) to emerge and engage (an enemy); (P)#8048[Add to Longdo]