# 遭 — meet with trouble

遭 means “meet with trouble”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ソウ (sou). Kun'yomi: あ(う) (au). You'll see it in words such as 遭う (au, “to meet; to encounter”).

- Meaning: meet with trouble
- On'yomi: ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi: あ(う) (au)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 3

## How to remember 遭

Sounds like 曹: both read ソウ.

Parts: 曹 sergeant · 辶 road

## Words with 遭

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 遭う | あう (au) | to meet; to encounter |

## Don't confuse it with

[曹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sergeant/) · [遣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dispatch/) · [槽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vat/) · [湯](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hot-water/)

## More in the “Moving 3” set

[往](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/set-out/) · [墜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crash-down/) · [逸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/deviate/) · [遭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meet-with-trouble/) · [践](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/put-into-practice/) · [伏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lie-prone/) · [赴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/proceed-to/) · [跳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hop/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meet-with-trouble/. Last updated 2026-11-01.