Meaning

Primary

To Go Out

Alternative

To Leave

Word Type

intransitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

You exit but you do it with かける added to it. Just think of that かける as you are exiting while being "cocky" about it. You do this when you want to go out or to leave. You go out in a cocky way!

This word can only be used for a person going out. You can't say a train 出かける'd.

Reading

でかける
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You learned this reading when you learned 出る, so if you can remember that, you should be able to remember this one too!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 平日に出かける

    to go out on a weekday

    いっしょに出かける

    to go out together

    ドライブに出かける

    to go out for a drive

Context Sentences

五月三日はどこかに出かける?

Should we go out somewhere on May 3rd?

休みの日は山へ出かける。

I go to the mountains on my days off.

田中さんは、ハワイのハネムーンに出かけましたよ。

Tanaka-san left for their honeymoon in Hawaii.

Kanji Composition