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What does 出くわす (でくわす, dekuwasu) mean?

出くわす (でくわす, dekuwasu) means to run into, encounter by chance.

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Readingでくわす
Romajidekuwasu
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
でくわす
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkdekuwasu

to run into, encounter by chance

Example sentences

  • I encountered a bear on the mountain path.

  • I ran into a former colleague at the station.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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