Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon. 出遭う usu. has a negative connotation.
  2. to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.). Esp. 出合う.
  3. to emerge and engage (an enemy). Often used imperatively as 出会え.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
出会う であう
 
出逢う であう
 
出合う であう
 
出遭う であう
 
 
出あう であう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

exit, leave, go out
で.る だ.す シュツ (1st, N5)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
meeting, meet, party
カイ あ.う エ (2nd, N4)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
say
ウン い.う ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)