あう

Japanese

Pronunciation

    Verb

    あう • (au) intransitive godan (stem あい (ai), past あった (atta))

    1. 会う: to meet
    2. 合う: to match with, to be proper
    3. 遭う: to meet with (misfortune)
    4. 遇う: to meet with (misfortune)
    5. 逢う: to meet with (drama or pathos)
    6. 逅う: to meet with (unexpectedly)
    7. 邂う: to meet with (unexpectedly)
    8. 翕う: to meet with (very rare kanji usage)
    9. 覯う: to meet with (very rare kanji usage)
    10. 覿う: to meet with (very rare kanji usage)
    11. 遘う: to meet with (very rare kanji usage)

    Etymology 2
    For pronunciation and definitions of あう – see the following entries.
    【央おう】3
    [affix] centre, middle
    [affix] (US) Short for 央州 (“Oregon (a state of the United States)”).
    【桜おう】5
    [affix] cherry tree
    [affix] cherry tree that bears edible fruit
    [affix] (US) Short for サクラメント／桜府 (Sakuramento, “Sacramento (a city in California, United States)”).
    (This term, あう, is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
    For a list of all kanji read as あう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あう.)

    (The following entries are uncreated: 奥, 媼, 墺, 懊, 鶯.)

    References
    1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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