Search from various Engels teachers...
Wilma
Difference between 会う and 合う?
So far, I have been using 会う but I encountered 知り合う and so this question was born :P
What is the difference between these two "meet" verbs? When should you use one or the other?
Thanks :)!
24 mei 2020 02:45
Antwoorden · 7
Kanji is a written language of expressing meaning , “会” has a meaning of meeting to someone,”合” has a meaning of doing something with some.合う、会う、逢う、遭う、遇う have same pronounce,but different kanji has different meaning.by the way ,these kanji could express meeting,just difference of situation .
25 mei 2020
In my perspective, 合う is matching to something and 会う(逢う,遭う) is physically meeting with people :)
Also original meaning of the words or comes from what Ueda-san described earlier :))
24 mei 2020
I think so. If you just know the common essence of those words, you can easily guess what each and every word means in a particular context. /会う, 合う, 逢う("go on a date with someone" as in "逢引"), 遇う("happen to meet" as in "奇遇"), 遭う("meet with a disaster", as in "遭難"), etc.
24 mei 2020
I see, so they are different but essentially mean the same thing.
24 mei 2020
Just to let you know a bit more, there are some other "あう" written differently in kanji, such as "逢う", "遇う", and "遭う", all of which fundamentally mean "get together".
24 mei 2020
Meer weergeven
Heb je je antwoorden nog steeds niet gevonden?
Schrijf je vragen op en laat de moedertaalsprekers je helpen!
Wilma
Taalvaardigheden
Engels, Japans, Zweeds
Taal die wordt geleerd
Japans
Artikelen die je misschien ook leuk vindt

Same Word, Different Meaning: American, British, and South African English
22 likes · 17 Opmerkingen

How to Sound Confident in English (Even When You’re Nervous)
17 likes · 12 Opmerkingen

Marketing Vocabulary and Phrases for Business English Learners
14 likes · 6 Opmerkingen
Meer artikelen
