エンカウント

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Japanese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Back-formation from English encounter, mistaken for an agent noun.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ンカウント [èńkáꜜùǹtò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞ŋka̠ɯ̟̃nto̞]

Noun

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エンカウント (enkaunto

  1. (video games) encounter
  2. (Internet slang) chance meeting with someone in real life
    Hypernym: 邂逅 (kaigō)
  3. (Internet slang) arranged meeting with someone in real life; meetup in real life

See also

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Verb

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エンカウントする (enkaunto surusuru (stem エンカウント (enkaunto shi), past エンカウントした (enkaunto shita))

  1. (video games) to encounter
  2. (Internet slang) to meet with someone by chance in real life
  3. (Internet slang) to meet with someone by appointment in real life
    Hypernym: 邂逅 (kaigō)