出かける・出掛ける|でかけるdekakeru[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N5approx.Common
Which spelling to use
出かける出かける(でかける) is the most common written form and the recommended default for learners; choose it when writing this word.
出掛ける出掛ける(でかける) is a less common written variant of 出かける(でかける); learners should normally choose 出かける(でかける) instead.
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out
    10分ふん前まえに出でかけました。↗
    She left home ten minutes ago.
  2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be about to leave; to be just going out
Conjugation
Dictionary form出かける(でかける)
Polite (masu)出かけます(でかけます)
Negative (nai)出かけない(でかけない)
polite (masen)出かけません(でかけません)
classical zu / nu出かけず・出かけぬ(でかけず・でかけぬ)
Past (ta)出かけた(でかけた)
polite (mashita)出かけました(でかけました)
Past negative (nakatta)出かけなかった(でかけなかった)
polite (masen deshita)出かけませんでした(でかけませんでした)
Te form出かけて(でかけて)
Potential出かけられる(でかけられる)
Passive出かけられる(でかけられる)
Causative出かけさせる(でかけさせる)
Causative passive出かけさせられる(でかけさせられる)
Conditional (ba)出かければ(でかければ)
tara出かけたら(でかけたら)
Volitional出かけよう(でかけよう)
polite (mashou)出かけましょう(でかけましょう)
Imperative出かけろ(でかけろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym外出がいしゅつWrittenSino-Japanese word for leaving home or the office to go out, as in 「外出中」「外出する」; more formal than 「出かける」.
  • Synonym出歩くであるくNeutralMeans going out and moving about from place to place, often with the nuance of staying away from home.
  • Synonym他出たしゅつFormalFormal written word for being out and away; found mostly in official documents. In everyday speech, say 「出かける」.
  • Synonym出門しゅつもんWrittenWritten word for going out and leaving a place; very rarely used in modern Japanese.
  • Related外歩きそとあるきCasualColloquial word for walking around outside; the emphasis is on walking outdoors, as on a stroll.
  • Antonym帰るかえるNeutralThe opposite of 「出かける」: to return home or to the place one came from.
  • Antonym戻るもどるNeutralAlso the opposite of 「出かける」, but for going back to the original place, which is not necessarily home.
  • Antonym家にいるCasualThe opposite of 「出かける」: to stay at home and not go out.

「出かける」 is the default word for going out. For a more formal tone use 「外出」; for moving around town use 「出歩く」. To say you come back, use 「帰る」 or 「戻る」, and staying home is 「家にいる」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 外出がいしゅつする。行いく。
  2. 出でようとする。
  3. 取り掛とりかかり始はじめる。そのような態度たいどに出でる。
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