expression, godan verb (-ru)
meet (someone of higher status); have an audience with
Humble expression used when the speaker meets or is granted an audience with a superior, customer, or respected person. Often used in the form お目にかかる.
See also: お目にかかる
社長にお目にかかる機会をいただきました。
I was given the opportunity to meet the company president.
初めてお目にかかります。
It is a pleasure to meet you for the first time.
expression, godan verb (-ru)
be recognized; be noticed; be visible
Archaic passive-like sense meaning to be seen or noticed, especially by someone of higher status. Rare in modern Japanese; the humble meeting sense is dominant.
古い文書では「目にかかる」が「認められる」の意で使われることがある。
In old documents, 目にかかる can be used to mean 'to be recognized'.