あう

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) あ​う [áꜜù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɯ̟ᵝ]

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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 hiragana spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms. For a list of all kanji read as あう, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あう.)

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