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On'yomi
グウ
GUU
Kun'yomi
あ.う
au

meet · encounter · interview · treat · entertain · receive · deal with

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Radicalwalk(3)

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Component Breakdown

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walk + 禺

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of advance and phonetic. Meeting by chance.

Symbolism

Encounter, treatment, circumstance. Represents meeting.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Enjoying a meal

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

千載一遇

せんざいいちぐう

once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance); once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity)

轗軻不遇

かんかふぐう

being neglected by the world; being denied one's deserved recognition and status; being neglected by the world

Proverbs & Idioms

機遇を掴む

きぐうをつかむ

To seize an opportunity

To grasp a chance when it comes