巡り合う

• 読み: めぐりあう
• ローマ字: meguriau
• 漢字の分解: 巡 (jun/megu) — to go around, to tour; 合 (gō/a) — to meet, to fit together
• 発音: /me.ɡɯ.ɾi.a.ɯ/

意味

To meet by chance; to happen upon; to encounter someone or something through fate or coincidence.

A Group 1 (godan) verb. Expresses the idea of a fateful or fortuitous meeting — whether with a person, opportunity, or experience — that came about through the natural flow of life rather than deliberate effort. Carries a warm, reflective tone and is often used in romantic, literary, or life-retrospective contexts.

例文

1. こんな素晴らしい師匠に巡り合えたのは幸運だ。
2. 旅先で偶然巡り合った人と今でも友人として付き合っている。
3. 人生でこれほど感動的な作品に巡り合うとは思わなかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: relationships, travel, literature, life reflection

トーン: warm

起源と歴史

Compound of 巡る (to go around, to travel) and 合う (to meet, to come together). The image is of two paths that wander through life and happen to cross at an unexpected moment.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal