“Coming across” in Japanese
Short answer
Coming across in Japanese is “鉢合わせ” (hachiawase). Full meaning: bumping of heads; running into, coming across, encountering.
Other ways to say “Coming across” in Japanese
出会い
deai meeting, rendezvous, encounter; meeting for the first time, coming across; confluence
エンカウント
enkaunto enemy encounter; encounter (with), running into, coming across
出会
deai meeting, rendezvous, encounter; meeting for the first time, coming across; confluence
鉢合せ
hachiawase bumping of heads; running into, coming across, encountering
出会ひ
deai meeting, rendezvous, encounter; meeting for the first time, coming across; confluence
鉢あわせ
hachiawase bumping of heads; running into, coming across, encountering
はちあわせ
hachiawase bumping of heads; running into, coming across, encountering
ハチ合わせ
hachiawase bumping of heads; running into, coming across, encountering
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