出会い（であい）
JLPT N4 · i-adjective
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: encounter / meeting
Example sentences
- 旅先での思いがけない出会いが忘れられない。 — I can't forget the unexpected encounter I had while traveling.
- この出会いが私の人生を変えた。 — This encounter changed my life.
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