exit, leave, go out, come out
Came from Chinese. It usually shows up when the kanji is joined to another, forming a compound word.
It is Japanese. It usually shows up when the kanji stands alone or is followed by hiragana.
The order matters: it is what makes handwriting come out legible, and it is how dictionaries index the character.
Visual decomposition, for recognising and comparing — not always the character's origin.
Where it appears is highlighted — the translation doesn't always make that visible.
今日は、ルーカスにとって出だしから大変な一日でした。
Kyou wa, Rūkasu ni totte dedashi kara taihen na ichinichi deshita.
Today started off rough for Lucas.
次の日、カオリとケンタは特別な何かを探しに出かけました。
Tsugi no hi, Kaori to Kenta wa tokubetsu na nanika wo sagashi ni dekakemashita.
The next day, Kaori and Kenta went out to look for something special.
ブラジル出身で、日本に住んで六ヶ月です。
Burajiru shusshin de, Nihon ni sunde roku kagetsu desu.
Originally from Brazil, he's been living in Japan for six months.
ルーカスはコンビニに向かって走り出しました。
Rūkasu wa konbini ni mukatte hashiridashimashita.
Lucas ran off toward the convenience store.
待っている間、ルーカスさんはスマホを取り出しました。
Matte iru aida, Rūkasu-san wa sumaho o toridashimashita.
While he waited, Lucas pulled out his phone.
そうして二人は出発しました——ケンタはおばあちゃんがもうすべて手配していたなんて、知る由もありませんでした。
Soushite futari wa shuppatsu shimashita — Kenta wa obaachan ga mou subete tehai shite ita nante, shiru yoshi mo arimasen deshita.
And off they went — Kenta with no idea his grandma already had it all arranged.
今週は出張でいないけど、みんなで行ったって聞いたら喜ぶと思うよ。
Konshuu wa shucchou de inai kedo, minna de itta tte kiitara yorokobu to omou yo.
He's away on a business trip this week, but he'll be happy to hear we went.
この新米を見ると、思い出すことがあるな。
Kono shinmai wo miru to, omoidasu koto ga aru na.
This new rice reminds me of something.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-10-22 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0