How do you say "meet" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "meet" is 会う (au). It is a verb pronounced "ah-oo".

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Pronunciation

会う is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as au, it sounds roughly like "ah-oo" to an English ear.

Example sentence

私は毎日会います。

Watashi wa mainichi aimasu.

I to meet every day.

Usage notes

会う means to meet in Japanese. This is an everyday verb that learners encounter early. Mastering its masu form (会います) and te-form opens up many sentence patterns.

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Questions about 会う

How do you pronounce 会う?

会う is romanised as au. Say it roughly like "ah-oo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 会う formal or casual?

会う is the plain (dictionary) form, used in casual speech and in dictionaries. For polite situations, verbs take a different ending, typically -masu. In Noun Town the game always shows the dictionary form.

How is 会う written in Japanese?

会う is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.