出会う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 出会う | 出会わない |
| Polite | 出会います | 出会いません |
| Past polite | 出会いました | 出会いませんでした |
| Past | 出会った | 出会わなかった |
| Te-form | 出会って | 出会わないで |
| Desire | 出会いたい | 出会いたくない |
| Potential | 出会える | 出会えない |
| Passive | 出会われる | 出会われない |
| Causative | 出会わせる | 出会わせない |
| Causative passive | 出会わせられるalso 出会わされる | 出会わせられないalso 出会わされない |
| Volitional | 出会おう | |
| Polite volitional | 出会いましょう | |
| Imperative | 出会え | 出会うな |
| Conditional | 出会えば | 出会わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 出会ったら | 出会わなかったら |
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
meet by chance; come across; encounter
General term for meeting someone or encountering something unexpectedly. Can be neutral, positive, or negative depending on context and kanji choice. 出遭う is explicitly negative.
I ran into an old friend by chance at the station.
Sometimes you come across unexpected scenery while traveling.
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
Only when written 出会う / 出合う
Used for rivers, roads, or other geographical features meeting or converging. 出合う is the typical spelling.
This town is located where two rivers meet.
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
emerge and engage; sally forth to meet
Only when written 出会う / 出合う
Military or dramatic context: troops emerging to engage the enemy. Often used in the imperative form 出会え. 出合う is the typical spelling.
He shouted 'Sally forth! Sally forth!' toward the enemy camp.
I happened to run into an old friend at the station.
The two of them met in a university club.
On my trip I came across a wonderful view.
巡り合う carries a stronger sense of fate or destiny bringing people together, whereas 出会う is more neutral and can describe any chance encounter.
出会う is the general, common word for meeting someone (often a first or meaningful encounter), while 出くわす stresses that the meeting was purely accidental and unplanned.
出会う emphasizes the moment of first meeting someone (often by chance), while 知り合う focuses on the process of becoming acquainted afterward.
meeting; encounter; rendezvous · first meeting; coming across · confluence
the moment of meeting; the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
person who uses meetups or social media to solicit sex
online dating website; online dating service
seasonal ingredient pairing
Kana-mixed spelling, less common but seen in casual writing.
Carries a negative nuance, used for unpleasant or unfortunate encounters (e.g., with trouble, disaster).