【出】(shutsu, de-ru, da-su/go out, get out, leave) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 出.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・しゅつ　shutsu
・すい　sui

For example,

・外出　がいしゅつ　gai-shutsu
go out, getting out of the house
今日は休みなので外出した　きょうはやすみなのでがいしゅつした　kyō wa yasumi nanode gaishutsu shita
I went out today because it was my day off.

・出席　しゅっせき　shusseki
attend
彼は会議に出席した　かれはかいぎにしゅっせきした　kare wa kaigi ni shusseki shita
He attended the meeting.

・出産　しゅっさん　shussan
childbirth

・出身　しゅっしん　shusshin
person's origin (town, city, country, etc.)
私は東京出身です　わたしはとうきょうしゅっしんです　watashi wa tokyo shusshin desu
I'm from Tokyo.

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is

・de-ru　で-る
・da-su　だ-す

For example,

・出る　でる　de-ru
go out, get out, leave

・出口　でぐち　de-gushi
exit
私たちは出口から出た　わたしたちはでぐちからでた　watashitachi wa deguchi kara deta
We went out the exit.

・出来あがり　できあがり　de-ki-agari
completion
料理が出来上がった　りょうりができあがった　ryōri ga dekiagatta
The food is ready.

and so on.

③ Special reading

No special reading

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 出.
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・going out
・get out
・leave
・be on display
・turn in

Radical

And the radical of this character is 凵　kan-nyō, ukebako
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.

・出口　でぐち　Deguchi
・小出　こいで　Koide
・出水　いずみ　Izumi
・井出　いで　Ide

Personal name

These are the most common personal names using the Kanji for 出

・日出夫　ひでお　Hideo
・日出子　ひでこ　Hideko

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 出

・東出 昌大　ひがしでまさひろ　Higashide Masahiro
He is an acter

・小出 恵介　こいでけいすけ　Koide Keisuke
He is an acter

・出川 哲朗　でがわてつろう　Degawa Tetsurou
He is a comedian

・出光 佐三　いでみつさぞう　Idemitsu Sazou
He is the founder of a petroleum distributor Idemitsu Kosan (出光興産)

・出井 伸之　いでいのぶゆき　Idei Nobuyuki
He is the former President of Sony

places

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the Chinese character for 出.

・出雲　いずも　izumo
It is a region with a large shrine called Izumo Taisha

・今出川　いまでがわ　imadegawa
It is a place name in Kyoto

Look-alikes

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 出

・田　でん、た　den, ta
rice field

kanji that contain character 出 in their composition

・屈　くつ　kutsu
be crooked

・窟　くつ　kutsu
cave

・拙　せつ、つたな-い　setsu, tsutana-i
shoddy

・掘　ほ-る　ho-ru
dig

・堀　ほり　hori
canal

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