出掛ける (Dekakeru): to Be About to Leave

Meaning

English

to be about to leave
to be just going out
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing)
to leave
to depart
to start
to set out

Reading

Kana

でかける

Romaji

dekakeru

Writing Variants

出かける でかける dekakeru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Related Words 外出,出歩く,カバン,鞄,バッグ,持ち運ぶ,持ち運び,携帯 Rank 1052 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

出掛け

でがけ

(on the) point of going out

出過ぎる

ですぎる

to stick out too much

出迎える

でむかえる

to meet

出遅れる

でおくれる

to get a late start

出回る

でまわる

to appear on the market

出る

でる

to be produced

出来る

できる

to become pregnant

出来上がる

できあがる

to be very drunk

出産

しゅっさん

production (of goods)

出演

しゅつえん

appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.)

出席

しゅっせき

attendance

出現

しゅつげん

appearance

Example Sentences

9

今日は出掛けるの？

Are you going out today?

明日は出掛けるの？

Are you going out tomorrow?

もう出掛ける準備できた？

Are you ready to go yet?

出掛ける準備できてないの？

Aren't you ready to go?

明日出掛ける準備はできてるの？

Can you be ready to leave tomorrow?

もうとっくに出掛ける時間だよ。

It's high time you got going.

今日の夜は、トムと出掛ける予定なんだ。

I'm going out with Tom tonight.

そんな服で出掛けるの？なんだかカッコ悪いなあ。

Going out with those clothes? They look kinda bad.

ケモナーであれば一度は全ての住人がファースーツを着て、外へ出掛ける世界を想像するでしょう！

If you are a furry then at least once you must have imagined a world you can leave into where every resident is wearing a fur suit.