Meaning of 出くわす in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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出くわす, 出会す, 出喰わすJLPT 1
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Kana Readingでくわす
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Romajidekuwasu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `su` ending
- Meaning
- to happen to meet; to come across
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Example Sentences
出くわす, 出会す, 出喰わす, でくわす used in context
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Tomorrow we will encounter the enemy.
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On encountering the celebrity, they asked for his autograph.
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He encountered a friend on the road.
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Walking along the street, I met the lady.
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I ran across your mother in the library.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
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Te
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
On: シュツ, スイ
Kun: で.る, -で, だ.す, -だ.す, い.でる, い.だす
5 strokes
meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
On: カイ, エ
Kun: あ.う, あ.わせる, あつ.まる
6 strokes
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