► 動詞
会う [(1)あう] meaning: meet rank: 1
☆ もう彼には会わない ⇨ I won’t see him anymore
☆ 彼の提案は強い反対に会った ⇨ His proposal met with a stiff opposition
☆ 昨日彼に会った ⇨ I met him yesterday
迎える [むかえる] [liter] meaning: meet rank: 1
☆ 彼は穏やかに死を迎えた ⇨ He met his death with calm
☆ 蒸気機関車の時代は終焉を迎えた ⇨ The era of steam locomotives met its end, ended
当たる [あたる] [coll] meaning: meet rank: 2
☆ 一回戦で優勝候補に当たってしまった ⇨ We are facing the championship favorite in the first round (☛ Face someone as the result of a draw)
☆ 悪い教師に当たると勉強する気が無くなる ⇨ When you are assigned to a bad teacher, you lose motivation to learn (☛ Get randomly assigned to someone)
再会 [さいかい] [再会する] meaning: meet rank: 2
☆ 生き別れになった家族が四十年振りに再会した ⇨ A separated family reunited after 40 years (☛ Meet again)
擦れ違う [(4)すれちがう] meaning: meet rank: 2
☆ 私は昨日街で彼にすれ違った ⇨ Yesterday I ran into him in the town (☛ Meet by chance, but won’t spend time together)
出会う [(2)であう] [liter] meaning: meet rank: 2
☆ 彼は将来の奥さんに職場で出会った ⇨ He met his future wife at work (☛ Meet for the first time by chance)
待ち合わせる [(5)まちあわせる] meaning: meet rank: 2
☆ 私達は渋谷駅で待ち合わせることにした ⇨ We arranged to meet at Shibuya station (☛ Arrange to meet)
落ち合う [(3)おちあう] meaning: meet rank: 3
☆ 私達は渋谷駅で落ち合うことにした ⇨ We arranged to meet at Shibuya station
会見 [かいけん] [会見する] [liter] meaning: meet rank: 3
☆ 首相が記者団と会見した ⇨ The prime minister met with the press (☛ Have a press conference)
接触 [せっしょく] [接触する] meaning: meet rank: 3
☆ 彼は現地の諜報員と接触した ⇨ He made a contact with a local spy
遭遇 [そうぐう] [遭遇する] meaning: meet rank: 3
☆ 彼は山で熊に遭遇した ⇨ He encountered a bear in the mountain (☛ Encounter unexpectedly)
対面 [たいめん] [対面する] meaning: meet rank: 3
☆ 彼は生き別れになった弟に30年振りに対面した ⇨ He met his separated brother in person for the first time in 30 years (☛ Meet someone for the first time ever, or in a very long time)
出くわす [でくわす] meaning: meet rank: 3
☆ 彼は森の中で熊に出くわした ⇨ He encountered, ran into, a bear in the forest (☛ Run into something unexpected)
引き合わせる [(5)ひきあわせる] meaning: meet rank: 3
☆ 彼は二人を引き合わせた ⇨ He made the two meet, introduced them to each other
引っ掛ける [(4)ひっかける] meaning: meet rank: 3
☆ 彼は街で引っ掛けた女の子とホテルに行った ⇨ He went to a hotel with a girl he picked up in the town (☛ Pick someone up for casual sex)
巡り合う [(4)めぐりあう] [liter] meaning: meet rank: 3
☆ 二人は不思議な運命で巡り合った ⇨ The two met each other by a strange twist of fate
会合 [かいごう] [会合する] meaning: meet rank: 4
☆ 業界の指導者達は四半期に一度会合する ⇨ The industry leaders meet once every quarter (☛ Meet to have a discussion)
接見 [せっけん] [接見する] meaning: meet rank: 4
☆ ローマ法王が客に接見した ⇨ The Pope met, interviewed, guests
鉢合わせ [はちあわせ] [鉢合わせする] meaning: meet rank: 4
☆ 彼女と街で鉢合わせした ⇨ I ran into her in the downtown unexpectedly
見える [(3)まみえる] [liter] meaning: meet rank: 4
☆ 両軍はこの地で一戦をまみえた ⇨ The two armies faced each other for a battle in this location
拝謁 [はいえつ] [拝謁する] meaning: meet rank: 5
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► 成句
目 [め] [御目に掛かる] [polite] meaning: meet rank: 1
☆ 一度御目に掛かりたいです (おめに) ⇨ I’d like to meet you once
► 名詞
集まり [(3)あつまり] meaning: meet rank: 2
☆ 近所の集まり ⇨ A neighborhood meeting
会 [(1)かい] meaning: meet rank: 2
☆ 彼女は子供の誕生会を開いた ⇨ She had a birthday party for her child
☆ 私達は週に一度勉強会を開いている ⇨ We have a study group meet once a week
会議 [(1)かいぎ] meaning: meet rank: 2
☆ 会議が多過ぎて仕事が出来ない ⇨ There are too many meetings and I can’t get my work done
☆ 会議を開いて話し合おう ⇨ Let’s have a meeting and discuss
会議 [(1)かいぎ] [会議する] meaning: meet rank: 2
☆ 一日中会議して何の仕事も片付かない ⇨ Have meetings all day and no work is getting done
再会 [さいかい] meaning: meet rank: 2
☆ 彼女との再会を楽しみにしている ⇨ I’m looking forward to seeing her again (☛ Meet again)
集会 [しゅうかい] meaning: meet rank: 2
☆ 彼女は政治集会に参加した ⇨ She participated in a political rally
☆ 集会は月に二回開かれる ⇨ The meetings are held twice a month
出会い [(2)であい] [liter] meaning: meet rank: 2
☆ それは運命的な出会いだった ⇨ That was a chance encounter of destiny (☛ Meet for the first time by chance)
待ち合わせ [まちあわせ] meaning: meet rank: 2
☆ 彼女は待ち合わせの場所に現れなかった ⇨ She didn’t show up at the meeting location (☛ Arrange to meet)
会見 [かいけん] meaning: meet rank: 3
☆ 記者会見 ⇨ A news conference, press meet
会合 [かいごう] meaning: meet rank: 3
☆ 業界内で定期的に会合を開いている ⇨ We have regular meetings in the industry
接触 [せっしょく] meaning: meet rank: 3
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遭遇 [そうぐう] meaning: meet rank: 3
☆ 第三次近接遭遇 ⇨ Close encounters of the third kind (☛ Encounter unexpectedly)
対面 [たいめん] meaning: meet rank: 3
☆ 初対面の人にそういう質問をするのは失礼だ (しょたいめん) ⇨ It’s rude to ask those questions to someone you have just met for the first time (☛ Meet someone for the first time ever, or in a very long time)
井戸端会議 [(5)いどばたかいぎ] meaning: meet rank: 4
☆ 近所のおばさん達が井戸端会議を開いている ⇨ Older women in the neighborhood are getting together and gossiping (☛ Literally “meeting by a well”. In old days community water wells were the places where people gather and socialize)
席上 [せきじょう] meaning: meet rank: 4
☆ 彼は記者会見の席上で引退を表明した ⇨ He announced his retirement at the press conference (☛ During a meeting. Literally means “on the seat”)
集い [つどい] [liter] meaning: meet rank: 4
☆ 地域の若人の集い ⇨ A social gathering for young people in the community (☛ A gathering for socializing)
鉢合わせ [はちあわせ] [鉢合わせになる] meaning: meet rank: 4
☆ 彼女と街で鉢合わせになった ⇨ I ran into her in the downtown unexpectedly (☛ Literally “the rims of plant pots collide”)
密会 [みっかい] [密会する] meaning: meet rank: 4
☆ 二人は密会を重ねていた ⇨ The two continued to have secret rendezvous (☛ A secret meeting)
面識 [めんしき] [面識が有る・無い] meaning: meet rank: 4
☆ 私は彼とは面識が無い ⇨ I have no facial knowledge of him. I’ve never met him in person
寄り合い [よりあい] meaning: meet rank: 4
☆ 町内の寄り合いに行ってきた ⇨ I went to a town meeting (☛ A local community meeting)