JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 遭: "encounter, meet, party"
The kanji 遭 means "encounter, meet, party, association, interview, join". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ソウ in on'yomi and あ.う, あ.わせる 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)
ソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あ.うあ.わせる
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 | encounter, meet, party, association, interview, join |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1554 of 2,501 |
Common words with 遭
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)
- 遭難(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck
- 遭難者victim; sufferer
- 遭遇戦encounter; engagement; battle
- 災難に遭うto meet with misfortune
- 遭難船wrecked ship; ship in distress
- 遭難信号distress signal; SOS
- 難に遭うto meet with disaster
- 遭逢meeting by chance; running into; coming upon; encounter
- 遭難死accidental death (esp. while climbing mountains or being shipwrecked)
- 遭難救助隊rescue party
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