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お出かけ (odekake) Japanese meaning: about to go out | Kotomora

お出でかけ

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Common word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

about to go out; just leaving

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)›polite (teineigo)›

Polite noun often used in the greeting お出かけですか？ (Are you going out?). Describes the state of being on the verge of departure.

See also: 出掛け

お出

で

かけ

です

か

？

Are you going out?

もうお出でかけの時じ間かんですよ。

It's time to leave now.

2

Polite noun for a casual outing or short trip, often used in family or friendly contexts.

今日きょうは家か族ぞくでお出でかけです。
Today I'm going on an outing with my family.
週しゅう末まつにお出でかけしませんか？
Would you like to go out somewhere this weekend?

Usage patterns

お出でかけですかAre you going out? (polite greeting)
あ、お出でかけですか。いいお天てん気きですね。
Oh, are you heading out? Nice weather, isn't it?
お出でかけの準じゅん備びをするto get ready to go out
子こ供どもたちはお出でかけの準じゅん備びをしています。
The kids are getting ready to go out.
〈人ひと〉とお出でかけするto go out (on an outing) with someone
今日きょうは家か族ぞくとお出でかけする予よ定ていです。
We're planning to go out with the family today.
お出でかけ前まえに〈動どう詞し〉to do something before going out
お出でかけ前まえに忘わすれ物ものがないか確かく認にんしてください。
Please check that you haven't forgotten anything before you go out.

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out
掛hang, suspend, depend

Related words

外がい出しゅつN2sense 2
外出 is a formal, often written or official term for going out, while お出かけ is a softer, everyday word used in conversation and greetings.
出で掛がけ
出掛け refers narrowly to the exact moment of leaving (出掛けに...), while お出かけ is the softer, more general word people use for 'going out' or an outing as a whole.

Opposites

帰かえりN4sense 2
帰り means the trip back or return, contrasting with お出かけ which refers to leaving or going out.
お帰かえりN2
お出かけ is the honorific noun for someone going out, the direct opposite of お帰り, the honorific noun for someone coming back.

Politeness

出で掛かけるplainN5sense 1
出かける is the plain verb 'to go out', while お出かけ is its polite nominal form used in greetings and casual talk like お出かけですか？

Don't confuse with

出で掛がけ sense 1
出掛け refers to the exact moment of departure ('just as one is leaving'), whereas お出かけ more broadly means 'going out' or 'an outing' and is used in polite speech.

Counted with

回かいN4
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Written forms

お出でかけ
Standard polite form; the prefix お adds politeness.
お出で掛かけ
Variant kanji spelling using 掛け; less common but still seen.

Etymology

Polite noun form of the verb 出かける (to go out), with the honorific prefix お added.