encounter

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is ぐう, and no kun reading is listed. It has 12 strokes and relates to the way someone is treated and an unexpected encounter.
• Basic usage: 待遇 is read たいぐう, and 遭遇 is read そうぐう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 待遇 / 遭遇
  • 待遇 means treatment or working conditions and is read たいぐう. It refers to working conditions or the way customers and other people are treated.
  • 雇用形態による待遇の違いを表で確認しました。 means “We checked a table showing differences in working conditions by employment type.”
  • 遭遇 means encounter and is read そうぐう. It refers to an unexpected encounter with a person or animal.
  • 森の道で珍しい鳥に遭遇した。 means “I unexpectedly encountered a rare bird on the forest path.”