遇
遇·treat, receive (a person), encounter
- On-yomi
- グウ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 待遇 | たいぐう | treatment, pay and conditions |
| 遭遇 | そうぐう | encounter, running into |
| 冷遇 | れいぐう | cold treatment, being slighted |
| 境遇 | きょうぐう | one's circumstances, lot in life |
Example sentences
その会社は待遇がいいそうだ。
そのかいしゃはたいぐうがいいそうだ。
I hear that company offers good pay and conditions.
山で熊に遭遇した人がいる。
やまでくまにそうぐうしたひとがいる。
There is someone who ran into a bear in the mountains.
厳しい境遇の中でも彼は諦めなかった。
きびしいきょうぐうのなかでもかれはあきらめなかった。
Even in harsh circumstances he did not give up.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 待遇 as たいぐ — it is たいぐう
- 遭遇 is for running into something unexpected, often unpleasant; meeting a friend on purpose is 会う
Memory aid
Picture it
The road radical 辶 with 禺: running into someone while out on the road — and by extension how you then treat them.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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