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    3. 出掛け

    出掛け

    出で掛がけ​

    (on the) point of going out

    KMT9News #28+1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab19 strokes

    出がけ出掛

    でがけでかけ

    Noun

    1.
    (on the) point of going out, (at the) moment one is about to leave
    2.
    just after leaving, while on the way

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    出で掛がけに雨あめが降ふり始はじめた。

    It started raining just as I was about to leave.

    KMT7Daily LifeWeather & Geography
    子こ供どもが出で掛がけに「いってきます」と元げん気きよく言いった。

    My child cheerfully said "I'm off!" just as they were leaving.

    KMT8Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは出で掛がけに財さい布ふを忘わすれたことに気きづいた。

    He realized he had forgotten his wallet just as he was about to leave.

    KMT9Daily Life
    慌あわただしい出で掛がけの準じゅん備び中ちゅう、重じゅう要ような電でん話わがかかってきた。

    A crucial phone call came in while I was in the midst of hurried preparations to go out.

    KMT9Daily Life
    出で掛がけに鍵かぎを閉しめたか不ふ安あんになった。

    I became anxious about whether I had locked the door just as I was leaving.

    KMT9Daily LifeHome & Housing

    Characters that make up this word

    出
    で.る・-で・だ.す・-だ.す・い.でる・い.だす…(9)
    exit・leave・go out・come out・put out…(1)
    Kanji
    掛
    か.ける・-か.ける・か.け・-か.け・-が.け・か.かる…(9)
    hang・suspend・depend・arrive at・tax…(1)
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
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