出歩く|であるくdearuku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
    彼女かのじょは夜よるにひとりで出歩であるくべきではない。↗
    She shouldn't go out by herself at night.
Conjugation
Dictionary form出歩く(であるく)
Polite (masu)出歩きます(であるきます)
Negative (nai)出歩かない(であるかない)
polite (masen)出歩きません(であるきません)
classical zu / nu出歩かず・出歩かぬ(であるかず・であるかぬ)
Past (ta)出歩いた(であるいた)
polite (mashita)出歩きました(であるきました)
Past negative (nakatta)出歩かなかった(であるかなかった)
polite (masen deshita)出歩きませんでした(であるきませんでした)
Te form出歩いて(であるいて)
Potential出歩ける(であるける)
Passive出歩かれる(であるかれる)
Causative出歩かせる(であるかせる)
Causative passive出歩かせられる・出歩かされる(であるかせられる・であるかされる)
Conditional (ba)出歩けば(であるけば)
tara出歩いたら(であるいたら)
Volitional出歩こう(であるこう)
polite (mashou)出歩きましょう(であるきましょう)
Imperative出歩け(であるけ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym出かけるでかけるNeutralThe most common everyday word for going out, on errands or for pleasure; unlike 「出歩く」 it does not stress wandering from place to place.
  • Synonym外出がいしゅつWrittenA written-style word for going out, stressing leaving one's home or workplace; seen in phrases like 「外出中」.
  • Synonym他出たしゅつFormalA formal, rare word for going out, stressing that one goes off somewhere else.
  • Related外歩きそとあるきCasualA colloquial word for walking around outside, stressing outdoor strolling and walking.
  • Antonym引きこもるひきこもるNeutralTo stay shut in at home all the time; the opposite of 「出歩く」 with its roaming about.
  • Antonym巣籠るすごもるWrittenA written word, originally for birds nesting to lay eggs and raise chicks; by extension, staying home without going out — in that sense the opposite of 「出歩く」.

Use 「出歩く」 for going out and moving around, often away from home, as in 「夜遅くまで出歩く」. For just going out, say 「出かける」; in written prose use 「外出」. 「引きこもる」 is the opposite.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 外出がいしゅつしてあちこち歩あるく。
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