Meaning

Primary

To Exit

Alternatives

To Leave, To Attend, To Come Out, To Go Out

Word Type

intransitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means "exit" so what is the verb form of this? It is to exit.

Reading

でる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

You want to exit the room you're in. Why? Because it has a dead () body in it. Seriously. You should exit now. It's a dead () room ()!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • テレビに出る

    to be on TV

    でんわに出る

    to answer the phone

    そとに出る

    to go outside

Context Sentences

あちらの出口から出てください。

Please leave using that exit.

くしゃみが出そうで出ない。

It looks like you have to sneeze, but can't.

レストランから出よう。

Let's get out of the restaurant.

Kanji Composition