出会い

であい

meeting, rendezvous, encounter

Also:meeting for the first time, confluence

AdjectiveJLPT N3

What does 出会い mean?

出会い is a Japanese adjective meaning meeting, rendezvous, encounter in English. It can also be translated as meeting for the first time, confluence depending on context. It is written as 出会い in kanji, であい in hiragana, and deai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私たちの出会いはまったくの偶然でした。

Our meeting was quite accidental.