also: こえがけ
calling out to someone; greeting; approaching someone
Refers to the act of speaking to someone, often to get their attention, greet them, or start a conversation. Can be used in contexts like community patrols (声かけ運動) or customer service.
It takes courage to call out to a stranger.
During the local crime prevention patrol, we greet the children.
greeting campaign; friendly-greeting campaign
Common spelling using かけ in kana.
Alternate spelling using the kanji 掛. Also read こえがけ.
Spelling with がけ; less common than 声かけ.
Compound of 声 (voice) and かけ, the continuative form of かける (to address, to call out).