Japanese symbol for “encountering”
逢着
ほうちゃく
Romaji: houchaku
encountering; facing; being confronted with; coming upon
In Japanese, encountering is 逢着, read ほうちゃく (houchaku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs encountering; facing; being confronted with; coming upon
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “encountering”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鉢合わせ | はちあわせ hachiawase | running into; coming across; encountering |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逢瀬 | おうせ ouse | rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting |
| 逢引 | あいびき aibiki | clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst |
| 逢魔が時 | おうまがとき oumagatoki | twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent) |
| 愛逢月 | めであいづき medeaizuki | seventh lunar month |
| 遭逢 | そうほう souhou | meeting by chance; running into; coming upon |
| 到着 | とうちゃく touchaku | arrival |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 下着 | したぎ shitagi | underwear; undergarment; underclothes |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.