シュツ, スイ, で.る, で, だ.す, だ.す, い.でる, い.だす, いず, いづ, いで, じ, すっ, すつ, てん

exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

JLPT5 G1 S5 F13

The relevant oracle bone form of this character is # grass shoot + earth → grass/bud/sprout protruding from the ground → *protrude*; *emerge*; *appear*; *go/come out* → *proceed*; *depart*; *start/leave*; *set forth*; *begin to*; *origin*; *hold/put out*; *break out*. Extended meanings from these basic ideas include *let out*; *take out*; *present* (for inspection); *turn on*; *give off*; *emit*; *express*; *submit*; *hand/send in*; *send*; *publish*; *issue*; *serve* (food/drinks); *give*; *hang (out)* (a flag); *open* (a business); *pay*; *flow*; *one's turn*; *be on duty*; *come out at*; *reach*; *arrive*; *attend*; *appearance*; *birth*; *be produced*; *be brought up*; *graduate* (from school); and *be in demand*. Also, *pretext* (← present an explanation ← present) and *answer* (a phone) (← appear on the receiving end of a call ← appear). *Soup stock* and *broth* are via the use of as an abbreviation of (). For "protrusion," compare and .

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