巡り会う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 巡り会う | 巡り会わない |
| Polite | 巡り会います | 巡り会いません |
| Past polite | 巡り会いました | 巡り会いませんでした |
| Past | 巡り会った | 巡り会わなかった |
| Te-form | 巡り会って | 巡り会わないで |
| Desire | 巡り会いたい | 巡り会いたくない |
| Potential | 巡り会える | 巡り会えない |
| Passive | 巡り会われる | 巡り会われない |
| Causative | 巡り会わせる | 巡り会わせない |
| Causative passive | 巡り会わせられるalso 巡り会わされる | 巡り会わせられないalso 巡り会わされない |
| Volitional | 巡り会おう | |
| Polite volitional | 巡り会いましょう | |
| Imperative | 巡り会え | 巡り会うな |
| Conditional | 巡り会えば | 巡り会わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 巡り会ったら | 巡り会わなかったら |
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
meet by chance; happen across; encounter fortuitously
Describes an unplanned, often meaningful meeting with a person or thing. Carries a nuance of fate or serendipity, especially with 逢う spellings.
I ran into an old friend by chance while traveling.
He happened across the book he had been looking for in the library.
While traveling, I met the person destined for me.
I came across a book at the library that felt like fate.
After a long journey, I finally met her again, as if by fate.
chance meeting; fortuitous encounter
Search-only kana-kanji mixed form; not a standard spelling.
Search-only kana-kanji mixed form; not a standard spelling.
Search-only mixed form; not a standard spelling.
Rare kanji variant using 逢う, which emphasizes a fated or romantic meeting.
Rarely used kanji form; 廻 is an uncommon variant of 巡.
Rarely used kanji form; 回り typically means 'to go around' rather than 'to encounter'.