Chinese

Alternative forms

• 解覯, 解遘, 邂遘, 邂覯, 薢茩, 解垢, 迦逅, 解構, 解搆, 解后, 解詬, 喫詬, 解果, 蟹螺, 蟹堁, 㙰堁, 雞堁, 謑詬, 䜁詬

Verb

邂逅

1. to run into somebody by chance (usually pleasantly)

   等車的他邂逅了一名女孩。 [MSC, trad.]

   等车的他邂逅了一名女孩。 [MSC, simp.]

   Děng chē de tā xièhòu le yī míng nǚhái. [Pinyin]

   He encountered a girl while waiting for a bus.

   邂逅相遇，適我願兮。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

   邂逅相遇，适我愿兮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11th – 7th centuries BCE

   Xièhòu xiāngyù, shì wǒ yuàn xī. [Pinyin]

   We met together accidentally, and so my desire was satisfied.

Adjective

邂逅

1. (archaic) joyous and carefree

Noun

邂逅

1. (pleasant) chance encounter

   如一場美麗的邂逅 [MSC, trad.]

   如一场美丽的邂逅 [MSC, simp.]

   rú yī chǎng měilì de xièhòu [Pinyin]

   as beautiful as a chance encounter

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [ka̠iko̞ː]

Noun

邂逅 ‎(hiragana かいこう, romaji kaikō)

1. chance encounter

Verb

邂逅する ‎(intransitive, hiragana かいこうする, romaji kaikō suru)

1. meet by chance
   • 1905, Natsume Sōseki, 吾輩は猫である:

     その後吾輩 (ごわがはい)は度々黒 (たびたびくろ)と邂逅 (かいこう)する。

     Sono go wagahai wa tabitabi kuro to kaikō suru.

     After that, I bumped into the black cat from time to time.

Conjugation