No. 3,099 in Japanese
会う
To meet or to see.
In a sentence
友達に会うために駅に行きました。
I went to the station to meet my friend.
In this sentence, '会う' demonstrates its primary usage, meaning 'to meet.' It implies encountering someone intentionally.
昨日、偶然に昔の同級生に会った。
I unexpectedly met an old classmate yesterday.
Here, '会う' conveys the action of meeting someone unexpectedly, highlighting its nuance towards chance encounters.
これは私が探していた理想と会う家です。
This is the house that matches the ideal I was looking for.
In this sentence, '会う' is used figuratively to express that something aligns with or matches a certain standard or criteria.
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