遭 — encounter (misfortune)

JLPT N1 kanji · 14 strokes · on'yomi sou · kun'yomi a·u.

Moving (辶) into something one didn't seek (曹) — encountering.

Example words

• 遭う — au — to encounter (a mishap)
• 遭遇 — souguu — encounter

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