Keyword
encounter
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig2106
Readings
ぐう
(98%)
(1%)
Composed of
long-tailed monkey
road
Mnemonic

When you're on the road you can sometimes encounter a long-tailed monkey. Just don't hit it!

Used in vocabulary (48 in total)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
Examples (15 in total)
We encountered many difficulties.
He is contented with his lot.
I am not now in a position to help you.
I am content with my circumstances.
She lives in poor circumstances.
He is entitled to better treatment.
He treats his employees well.
He is a gentleman and ought to be treated as such.
They have treated her well.
She is a lady, and ought to be treated as such.
He is always complaining of ill treatment.
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.
He tried to adapt his conduct to his new environment.
He wasn't about to pass up that once-in-a-lifetime chance.
Political prisoners are on a hunger strike for better conditions.