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巡り会う (めぐりあう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

巡めぐり会あう

め

ぐ

り

あ

う

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-u), intransitive verb

meet by chance; happen across; encounter fortuitously

Describes an unplanned, often meaningful meeting with a person or thing. Carries a nuance of fate or serendipity, especially with 逢う spellings.

旅たび先さきで昔むかしの友とも達だちと巡めぐり会あった。
I ran into an old friend by chance while traveling.
彼かれは図と書しょ館かんで探さがしてい

た

本ほん

に

めぐり

合あ

っ

た

。

He happened across the book he had been looking for in the library.

Written forms

巡めぐり会あうUsage12%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency and priority.
めぐりあうUsage25%
めぐり合あうUsage18%
Common kana-kanji mixed spelling with high priority.
巡めぐり合あうUsage17%
Variant kanji spelling; less common than 巡り会う.
めぐり会あうUsage17%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana-kanji mixed form; not a standard spelling.
めぐり逢あうUsage8%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana-kanji mixed form; not a standard spelling.
巡めぐりあうUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed form; not a standard spelling.
巡めぐり逢あうUsage<1%
Rare kanji variant using 逢う, which emphasizes a fated or romantic meeting.
廻めぐり合あう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 廻 is an uncommon variant of 巡.
回めぐり合あう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 回り typically means 'to go around' rather than 'to encounter'.

Kanji

合fit, suit, join
巡patrol, go around, circumference
会meeting, meet, party
逢

Similar words

出で会あう
出会う is the general word for 'to meet' or 'to encounter', without the strong nuance of fate or serendipity that 巡り会う carries.
偶ぐう然ぜん会あう
偶然会う explicitly states the meeting was accidental, while 巡り会う implies a more poetic or destined encounter.

Etymology

Compound of 巡り (めぐり, 'going around, circulating') + 会う (あう, 'to meet'). The image is of meeting someone after a long or roundabout journey, hence the nuance of fate or serendipity.

meeting, tryst, date

回-times, round, game

廻round, game, revolve