出
GO OUT ・ TAKE OUT
Mnemonic
Start with a mountain (山) at the bottom. On top, the long middle stroke is like the path leading out, and the two short strokes (凵) curve like the heel of a shoe stepping forward. Together, they show someone coming out from the mountain — 出 means to GO OUT from inside, or, by extension, to TAKE OUT something from within.
Example Vocabulary
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出入り（ではいり） – coming and going
Click to recall: 入 = -
本を出す（ほんをだす） – to publish a book
Click to recall: 本 = -
日の出（ひので） – sunrise
Click to recall: 日 = -
出水（しゅっすい） – flood, inundation
Click to recall: 水 = -
明るみに出す（あかるみにだす） – to bring to light, expose
Click to recall: 明 =
Coming into view
With 出, things don’t just leave—they also appear, emerge, or get revealed.
Whether it’s people going out, a book being published, the sun rising, or hidden truths being brought to light, 出 is about things coming forth into the open.
Example Sentences
- そのさっかはあたらしい本を出しました。– The author published a new book.
- けさの日の出はとてもきれいでした。– This morning’s sunrise was very beautiful.