JLPT N3 · Noun

出合い (deai)

出合い (であい, deai) is a Japanese noun meaning “meeting; rendezvous”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: であい
Romaji: deai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

meeting; rendezvous; encounter · noun
meeting for the first time; coming across · noun
confluence · noun · esp. 出合い, 出合

Example sentences

私たちの出会いはまったくの偶然でした。

Our meeting was quite accidental.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 出合い

出

exit, leave, go outシュツ・スイ・で.る・-で · 5 strokes

合

fit, suit, joinゴウ・ガッ・あ.う・-あ.う · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 出合い.

出すだすto take out出口でぐちexit出るでるto leave出かけるでかけるto go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing)出席しゅっせきattendance出発しゅっぱつdeparture輸出ゆしゅつexport思い出すおもいだすto recall引き出しひきだしdrawer出でcoming out支出ししゅつexpenditure出場しゅつじょうparticipation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.)出身しゅっしんone's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)出版しゅっぱんpublication

Source: JMdict entry 1338400 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.