逢
meeting, tryst, date, rendezvous
Readings
On'yomi
- ホウ
Kun'yomi
- あ.う
- むか.える
Nanori
- あい
- おう
Meaning
逢 centers on a planned or romantic encounter: a meeting, tryst, date, or rendezvous. It implies coming together intentionally rather than a chance meeting.
Most common words using 逢
- 逢瀬おうせ
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
- 逢引あいびき
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
- しのび逢いしのびあい
clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers); rendezvous; tryst; secret meeting
- また逢う日までまたあうひまで
till we meet again
- めぐり逢いめぐりあい
An Affair To Remember (film)
- 愛逢月めであいづき
seventh lunar month
- 碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬごにこるとおやのしにめにあわぬ
if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed
- 逢うは別れの始めあうはわかれのはじめ
we meet only to part; meeting is the first step to parting
- 逢着ほうちゃく
encountering; facing; being confronted with; coming upon
- 逢魔が時おうまがとき
twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
- 遭逢そうほう
meeting by chance; running into; coming upon; encounter
Study
Etymology
逢 combines the movement radical 辶 with 夆, which likely contributes the sound and possibly the idea of meeting or encountering. The exact historical development of 夆 is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The movement radical 辶 suggests going somewhere, and the inside part 夆 looks like a person standing under a roof waiting. Picture walking to a meeting spot where someone is already waiting for a date.
Reading mnemonic
For ホウ, imagine a hopeful rendezvous: you hope to meet your date, and 'hope' sounds like ホウ, tying the reading to the meeting.