遭遇

そうぐう

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

common word

Meaning

nvsvi
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

Example sentences

私たちは多くの困難に遭遇した。

We encountered many difficulties.
この前学校の帰りに古本屋に寄ったら長い間探してた本に遭遇した。

The other day, I stopped at a secondhand bookstore on my way home from school and happened to find a book I had been looking for for a long time.