to exit, to leave, to go out
On'yomi (音読み)
- シュツ
- スイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- で.
- だ.
About this kanji
The kanji 出 means "to exit," "to leave," or "to go out." It can be used as both a verb and a noun. You might see it in common compounds like 出発 (しゅっぱつ) which means "departure," often used when talking about leaving for a trip. Another example is 出口 (でぐち), meaning "exit," indicating the way out of a building or location. The verb forms 出て行く (でていく) means "to go out," and 出かける (でかける) is used when someone is about to leave their home or go out. Note that 出 can appear in various contexts, signaling movement away from a place.
Example sentences
友達が出かけました。
My friend went out.
Meanings across languages
- English
- to exit, to leave, to go out
- Tiếng Việt
- ra, xuất, đi ra
- 日本語
- 出る, 出す
- 한국어
- 나가다
- 中文
- 出
- id
- keluar
- th
- ออก
- es
- salir
- fr
- sortir
- de
- ausgehen
- pt
- sair
Common compounds
- 出発しゅっぱつdeparture
- 出口でぐちexit
- 出て行くでていくto go out
- 出かけるでかけるto go out, to leave
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