Encounter

"Encounter" in Japanese

出会い

deai

(unplanned meeting)

出会う

deau

(meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)

遭う

au

(meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)

遭遇する

sōgū suru

(meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)

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