Vocabulary

What does 出会い (であい, deai) mean?

出会い (であい, deai) means an encounter, a meeting.

Quick facts
Readingであい
Romajideai
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
であい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondeai

an encounter, a meeting

  1. 1noun meeting; rendezvous; encounter
  2. 2noun meeting for the first time; coming across
  3. 3noun confluence

Example sentences

  • I had a wonderful encounter.

  • I'll never forget meeting him.

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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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