行いき会あう

also: ゆきあう

い

き

あ

う

Meanings

1

godan verb (-u)

Describes an unplanned encounter while going somewhere. Often used for bumping into someone on the street or during travel.

歩ぽ

中ちゅう

に

近きん

所じょ

の

人ひと

と

行い

き

会あ

う

こと

が

よく

ある

。

I often happen upon neighbors during my walks.

行き会うUsage49%
- いきあう
  Standard kanji spelling for 'to meet by chance'.
- ゆきあう
行き合うUsage33%
- いきあう
  Variant spelling using 合う; also common.
- ゆきあう
ゆきあうUsage10%
Alternate reading ゆきあう; less common than いきあう.
行き逢うUsage3%
- いきあう
  Rare spelling using 逢う, which emphasizes a fated or romantic encounter.
- ゆきあう
行会うUsage3%
- いきあう
  Abbreviated spelling; less common.
- ゆきあう
行逢うUsage3%
- いきあう
  Abbreviated rare spelling with 逢う.
- ゆきあう

出で会あう
出会う is a more general and common word for 'to meet' or 'encounter', not necessarily by chance, while 行き会う specifically implies meeting while in motion or going somewhere.
偶ぐう然ぜん会あう
偶然会う is a phrase meaning 'to meet accidentally', but 行き会う is a single verb that inherently carries the nuance of a chance encounter during movement.

Compound of 行き (iki, 'going') + 会う (au, 'to meet'). The literal sense is 'to meet while going', which developed into 'to meet by chance'.

meeting, tryst, date