出くわす (でくわす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

出くわす (でくわす) means to happen to meet / to come across.

See example sentences below.

出くわす at a glance

出くわす

でくわすdekuwasu

N1verb

to happen to meet / to come across

出くわすでくわすdekuwasuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to happen to meet / to come across

Example 1

駅で昔の友達に出くわした。

Translation

I happened to meet an old friend at the station.

Example 2

散歩中に珍しい鳥に出くわした。

Translation

I came across a rare bird while taking a walk.