Kanji

What does the kanji 出 mean?

出 means to go out, to come out, to appear. On'yomi シュツ、スイ. Kun'yomi で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す、い.でる、い.だす.

Quick facts
On'yomiシュツ、スイ
Kun'yomiで.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す、い.でる、い.だす
Strokes5
Main radical凵
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
On'yomi シュツ、スイKun'yomi で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す、い.でる、い.だす
N5 · estimated, JLPT framework5 strokes

to go out, to come out, to appear

Memory hook

A mountain (山) rising out of a pit (凵), pushing up and out — GO OUT.

Main radical

凵pit 2 strokes

Stroke order · 5 strokes

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Common words

More words with this kanji

  • 出席しゅっせきattendance, being present
  • 出発しゅっぱつdeparture
  • 引き出しひきだしdrawer; withdrawal (of money)
  • 思い出すおもいだすto recall, to remember
  • ~出す~だすto suddenly start ~ing
  • 出でgoing out; origin, background
  • 出場しゅつじょうparticipation, appearance (in a competition)
  • 出版しゅっぱんpublication
  • 出身しゅっしんorigin, hometown, alma mater
  • 外出がいしゅつgoing out
  • 提出ていしゅつsubmission, presentation (of documents)
  • 支出ししゅつexpenditure, expense
  • 出会いであいan encounter, a meeting
  • 出会うであうto meet, to encounter
  • 出来事できごとevent, occurrence
  • 飛び出すとびだすto jump out, to dash out
  • 出合いであいa chance meeting
  • 出勤しゅっきんgoing to work, attendance at work
  • 出張しゅっちょうbusiness trip
  • 出荷しゅっかshipping (of goods), shipment
  • 出入りでいりcoming and going; income and expenditure
  • 出迎えでむかえwelcome, greeting (someone's arrival)
  • 日の出ひのでsunrise
  • 見出しみだしheadline, heading

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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