遭う

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 遭う is read as あう and is a verb meaning to encounter or suffer an unwanted event.
• Basic usage: Encountering a storm appears in 嵐に遭う, while suffering a theft appears in 盗難に遭う.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Particle for an adverse event
  • Mark the adverse event encountered with に.
• Difference from 会う
  • 遭う shares the reading but means to suffer trouble rather than meet a person.