遭 chance meeting、 usually with something bad

(motion) + (flowertop) + 曲 (song / turn or bend) + 日 (sun, day)
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DUPESOLO

Onyomi

SOU

Mnemonic

We chanced to meet because we were both moving towards the same flower singing songs under the sun, It was SO romantic times, dogg!

Kunyomi

( に ) あ*う just like the other 'au' (合う) but only used with sudden and random disasters, such as a car accident, a mugging, etc.
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Meaning Hint Radical
遭 chance meeting、 usually with something bad SONG 曲
遣 apply BUREAUCRAT
遺 bequeath MONEY 貝

My SONG met disaster, So I applied to the BUREAUCRAT And bequeathed him MONEY to play it on the radio.

Synonyms

to meet
会う    遭