遭遇 (そうぐう)encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 遭遇

遭難そうなんdisaster; accident
遭うあうto meet; to encounter
えらい目に遭うえらいめにあうto have a terrible time; to have a hard time
ひどい目に遭うひどいめにあうto have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience
ひどい目に遭わせるひどいめにあわせるto bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
めに遭うめにあうto go through; to suffer
事故に遭うじこにあうto have an accident; to meet with an accident
偉い目に遭うえらいめにあうto have a terrible time; to have a hard time
待遇たいぐうtreatment; reception
優遇ゆうぐうfavorable treatment; favourable treatment
処遇しょぐうtreatment (of a person); dealing with
最優遇さいゆうぐうmost favourable treatment; most favorable treatment
境遇きょうぐうone's circumstances; environment
不遇ふぐうmisfortune; ill fate
冷遇れいぐうcold reception; inhospitality
千載一遇せんざいいちぐうonce in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years

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