出
exit · leave · go out · come out · put out · protrude
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Cultural Context
Etymology
Pictograph of something emerging from a hole or container.
Symbolism
Origin, departure, expression. Represents something new coming forth.
Component Breakdown
屮 + 凵
Words & Expressions
Words written with 出
Four-Character Compounds
神出鬼没
しんしゅつきぼつ
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
門外不出
もんがいふしゅつ
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
出処進退
しゅっしょしんたい
staying in one's position or resigning; course of action; move
立身出世
りっしんしゅっせ
success in life
議論百出
ぎろんひゃくしゅつ
diverse arguments arising in great numbers
自己演出
じこえんしゅつ
author directing or producing his or her own play (film); staging oneself for effect; presenting oneself in a favorable light
出没自在
しゅつぼつじざい
appearing and disappearing at will; elusive; phantom-like
Proverbs & Idioms
出る杭は打たれる
でるくいはうたれる
The nail that sticks out gets hammered down
Those who stand out are criticized
青は藍より出でて藍より青し
あおはあいよりいでてあいよりあおし
Blue comes from indigo but is bluer than indigo
The student surpasses the master
Poetry
田子の浦に うち出でて見れば 白妙の 富士の高嶺に 雪はふりつつ
Coming out onto Tago Bay and looking up, I see snow still falling on the white peak of Fuji.
天の原 ふりさけ見れば 春日なる 三笠の山に 出でし月かも
Gazing far across the plain of heaven — is this the same moon that rose over Mount Mikasa at Kasuga?
わたの原 八十島かけて 漕ぎ出でぬと 人には告げよ あまのつり舟
Tell them for me, fishing boats: that I have rowed out across the wide sea, past the eighty islands.
君がため 春の野に出でて 若菜つむ わが衣手に 雪はふりつつ
For your sake I went out to the spring fields to gather young herbs, and the snow kept falling on my sleeves.
しのぶれど 色に出でにけり わが恋は 物や思ふと 人の問ふまで
I hid it, and yet it has shown in my face; my love, until people ask me what is on my mind.
あらざらむ この世のほかの 思ひ出に 今ひとたびの 逢ふこともがな
Soon I will be gone. So that I may carry one memory beyond this world, let me meet you once more.
さびしさに 宿をたち出でて ながむれば いづこも同じ 秋の夕暮れ
Loneliness drove me out of the house to look around, and everywhere it was the same: an autumn evening.
わたの原 こぎ出でてみれば 久方の 雲ゐにまがふ 冲つ白波
Rowing out across the wide sea and looking back, I cannot tell the white waves offshore from the clouds.
秋風に たなびく雲の たえ間より もれ出づる月の かげのさやけさ
Through a break in the clouds trailing on the autumn wind, the moonlight spills out, clear and cold.
Anime & Manga
ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
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真の仲間じゃないと勇者のパーティーを追い出されたので、辺境でスローライフすることにしました
Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside
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骸骨騎士様、只今異世界へお出掛け中
Skeleton Knight in Another World
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映像研には手を出すな！
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
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夏へのトンネル、さよならの出口
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
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Related Figures & Stories
出雲阿国
Name contains 出
Izumo no Okuni was a Japanese entertainer and miko who is believed to have invented the theatrical art form of kabuki.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does 出 mean in Japanese?
出 means exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude.
How do you read 出?
On'yomi: シュツ、スイ (SHUTSU, SUI). Kun'yomi: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す、い.でる、い.だす (deru, de, dasu, dasu, ideru, idasu).
How many strokes does 出 have?
出 has 5 strokes. Its radical is 凵 (container).
Is 出 a good kanji for a tattoo?
出 is one of the kanji most often chosen for tattoos. It means exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude. Read the full meaning and cultural background on this page first — some popular choices are deliberately dark.
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