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How to say 'Meet' in Japanese | 会う

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The Japanese word for Meet is 'Au', written as 会う in Japanese.'Meet' in hiragana is あう.

    word

    会う

    Meaning

    Meet

    Reading

    あう

    au

    Kanji

    会Meet

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '会う (あう)' means 'to meet'. It is used when referring to meeting someone, either intentionally or by chance. This verb is commonly used in social contexts and can imply a face-to-face meeting. For example: I met my friend at the station「駅で友達に会った」(えきでともだちにあった). Let's meet tomorrow「明日会いましょう」(あしたあいましょう). It is important to note that '会う' is often used with the particle 'に' to indicate the person being met, as in '友達に会う (ともだちにあう) (to meet a friend)'.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    412

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 会う

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    会

    Meaning

    Meet

Hiragana in the Word 会う

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    う

    Reading

    U

Words Related to 会う Through the Kanji 会

These 33 Words contain the Kanji 会 as well.

  • word

    社会

    Meaning

    Society

  • word

    会社

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    会

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    会話

    Meaning

    Conversation

  • word

    会議

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    機会

    Meaning

    Opportunity

  • word

    出会う

    Meaning

    Meet, Encounter

  • word

    教会

    Meaning

    Church

  • word

    会計

    Meaning

    Bill, Accounting

  • word

    議会

    Meaning

    Parliament

  • word

    開会

    Meaning

    Opening

  • word

    社会人

    Meaning

    Working adult

  • word

    国会

    Meaning

    Parliament

  • word

    会長

    Meaning

    Chairman

  • word

    協会

    Meaning

    Association

  • word

    運動会

    Meaning

    Sports day

  • word

    会員

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    社会科学

    Meaning

    Social science

  • word

    大会

    Meaning

    Tournament

  • word

    委員会

    Meaning

    Committee

  • word

    出会い

    Meaning

    Encounter

  • word

    会場

    Meaning

    Venue

  • word

    学会

    Meaning

    Academic society

  • word

    再会

    Meaning

    Reunion

  • word

    司会

    Meaning

    Hosting

  • word

    総会

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    集会

    Meaning

    Meeting, Gathering

  • word

    都会

    Meaning

    City

  • word

    閉会

    Meaning

    Closing

  • word

    忘年会

    Meaning

    Year end party

  • word

    送別会

    Meaning

    Farewell

  • word

    会見

    Meaning

    Press conference

  • word

    展覧会

    Meaning

    Exhibition

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What does 'Au' (会う) mean?

'Au' means 'Meet' .

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