"エンカウント" meaning in Japanese

See エンカウント in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ẽ̞ŋka̠ɯ̟̃nto̞] Forms: enkaunto [romanization]
Etymology: Back-formation from English encounter, mistaken for an agent noun. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|encounter}} English encounter Head templates: {{ja-noun}} エンカウント • (enkaunto)
  1. (video games) encounter
    Sense id: en-エンカウント-ja-noun-9wt3aa4C Categories (other): Video games, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 33 31 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 11 26 25 10 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 17 18 18 14 16 17 Topics: video-games
  2. (Internet slang) chance meeting with someone in real life Tags: Internet Hypernyms: 邂逅
    Sense id: en-エンカウント-ja-noun-oikYNXdX Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 33 31 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 8 23 24 7 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 11 26 25 10 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 8 30 29 7 13 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 8 30 29 7 13 13 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 17 18 18 14 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 42 39 4 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 43 40 3 5 5
  3. (Internet slang) arranged meeting with someone in real life; meetup in real life Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-エンカウント-ja-noun-t5Is7Q3O Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 33 31 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 8 23 24 7 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 11 26 25 10 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 8 30 29 7 13 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 8 30 29 7 13 13 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 17 18 18 14 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 42 39 4 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 43 40 3 5 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: オフ会 (ofu-kai) (ruby: (かい)), リア凸 (riatotsu) (ruby: (とつ))

Verb

IPA: [ẽ̞ŋka̠ɯ̟̃nto̞] Forms: エンカウントする [canonical], enkaunto suru [romanization], エンカウントし [stem], エンカウントした [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from English encounter, mistaken for an agent noun. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|encounter}} English encounter Head templates: {{ja-verb-suru}} エンカウントする • (enkaunto suru) suru (stem エンカウントし (enkaunto shi), past エンカウントした (enkaunto shita))
  1. (video games) to encounter
    Sense id: en-エンカウント-ja-verb-56xG3iJq Categories (other): Video games, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 17 18 18 14 16 17 Topics: video-games
  2. (Internet slang) to meet with someone by chance in real life Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-エンカウント-ja-verb-~BdaCND5 Categories (other): Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 8 23 24 7 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 11 26 25 10 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 8 30 29 7 13 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 8 30 29 7 13 13 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 17 18 18 14 16 17
  3. (Internet slang) to meet with someone by appointment in real life Tags: Internet Hypernyms: 邂逅
    Sense id: en-エンカウント-ja-verb-gobgF9b6 Categories (other): Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 8 23 24 7 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 11 26 25 10 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 8 30 29 7 13 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 8 30 29 7 13 13 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 17 18 18 14 16 17

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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ẽ̞ŋka̠ɯ̟̃nto̞]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:エンカウント"
  ],
  "word": "エンカウント"
}

Download raw JSONL data for エンカウント meaning in Japanese (4.4kB)

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "エンカウント"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "エンカウント",
  "trace": ""
}

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