Japanese symbol for “tryst”
逢瀬
おうせ
Romaji: ouse
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
In Japanese, tryst is 逢瀬, read おうせ (ouse).
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Meanings
- n rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tryst”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逢引 | あいびき aibiki | clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst |
| しのび逢い | しのびあい shinobiai | clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers); rendezvous; tryst |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 逢着 | ほうちゃく houchaku | encountering; facing; being confronted with |
| 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 |
| 瀬戸 | せと seto | strait; channel |
| 浅瀬 | あさせ asase | shoal; shallows; sand bar |
| 高瀬 | たかせ takase | shallow river; shallows |
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.