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遇
encounter · treat · receive · meet
N1On: ぐうKun: あう
Memory Aid
'Guu' — When you ENCOUNTER a friend, you say "GOOD to see you!"
Imagine walking along a winding ROAD (辶) when suddenly you come face to face with an ODD CREATURE (禺, a monkey-like figure). You've just ENCOUNTERED something strange!
Vocabulary
遭遇そうぐうencounter, meet
待遇たいぐうtreatment, reception
優遇ゆうぐうfavorable treatment
境遇きょうぐうcircumstances, environment
不遇ふぐうmisfortune, hard luck
Example Sentences
彼は部長から優遇された。
He received favorable treatment from the department manager.
私たちはその場所で熊に遭遇した。
We encountered a bear at that place.
彼女は素晴らしい境遇にいる。
She is in wonderful circumstances.
その会社は、社員の待遇を改善した。
The company improved the treatment of its employees.