JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 遇: "meet, encounter, interview"
The kanji 遇 means "meet, encounter, interview, treat, entertain, receive". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read グウ in on'yomi and あ.う in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
グウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あ.う
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | meet, encounter, interview, treat, entertain, receive |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1343 of 2,501 |
Common words with 遇
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 遭遇encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
- 境遇one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
- 遇うto treat; to handle; to deal with · to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with); to dress (with)
- 待遇treatment; reception; service · working conditions; salary; pay; remuneration
- 奇遇unexpected meeting; coincidence
- 処遇treatment (of a person); dealing with
- 優遇favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception
- 不遇misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
- 千載一遇once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
- 冷遇cold reception; inhospitality
- 遇するto entertain; to treat
- 厚遇cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
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