Kanji Detail of 出
出
| Level: | N5 Low |
| Strokes: | 5 |
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The kanji 出 means "to exit," "to go out," or "to come out." It signifies a movement from an enclosed space or a hidden state to a more open or visible one. It implies a departure, emergence, or presentation.
・On-yomi (音読み): しゅつ (shutsu), sometimes pronounced as すい (sui) in some compounds. ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): で (de) , だ(da)
⚫︎出口でぐち Translation: Exit ⚫︎出発しゅっぱつ Translation: Departure ⚫︎出すだす Translation: To take out, to submit, to put out.
The kanji 出 is a pictograph. It depicts the action of something exiting or emerging from a container or enclosure. The top part represents the opening, and the bottom part represents something coming out of it. The character visually represents the core meaning of “to go out” or “to come out”.