also 出逢う · 出合う · 出遭う · 出あう
- godan verb, intransitive, 出遭う usu. has a negative connotation to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
- esp. 出合う to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)
- often used imperatively as 出会え to emerge and engage (an enemy)