エンカウント

Japanese

Alternative forms

• (shortening) エンカ (enka)

Etymology

Back-formation from English encounter, mistaken for an agent noun.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) エンカ​ウント [èńkáꜜùǹtò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ŋka̠ɯ̟̃ᵝnto̞]

Noun

エンカウント • (enkaunto) 

1. (video games) encounter
2. (Internet slang) chance meeting with someone in real life

   Hypernym: 邂逅 (kaigō)

3. (Internet slang) arranged meeting with someone in real life; meetup in real life

See also

• オフ会(かい) (ofu-kai)
• リア凸(とつ) (riatotsu)

Verb

エンカウントする • (enkaunto suru) suru (stem エンカウントし (enkauntosuru shi), past エンカウントした (enkauntosuru shita))

1. (video games) to encounter
2. (Internet slang) to meet with someone by chance in real life
3. (Internet slang) to meet with someone by appointment in real life

   Hypernym: 邂逅 (kaigō)