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Bushu (Radical) Info: ｜ (ぼう) – rod

Henshall Mnemonic: mountain emerging atop another

Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #13 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N5 Words

• 出かける   [でかける]
  (v1) to depart; to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to set out; to start; to be going   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出す   [だす]
  (v5s) (1) to take out; to get out; (2) to put out; (3) to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; (4) to publish; to make public; (5) to send (e.g. letter); to start (fire)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出る   [でる]
  (v1) to appear; to come forth; to leave   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出来る   [できる]
  (v1) (uk) to be able to; to be ready; to occur   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出口   [でぐち]
  (n) exit; gateway; way out; outlet; leak; vent   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N4 Words

• 引き出し   [ひきだし]
  (n) drawer; drawing out   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 思い出す   [おもいだす]
  (v5s) to recall; to remember   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N3 Words

• お目出度う   [おめでとう]
  (ateji) (int) (uk) Congratulations!; an auspicious occasion!   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出席   [しゅっせき]
  (n,vs) attendance; presence   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 提出   [ていしゅつ]
  (n,vs) presentation; submission; filing   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出   [で]
  (n,n-suf) outflow; coming (going) out; graduate (of); rising (of the sun or moon); one's turn to appear on stage   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 支出   [ししゅつ]
  (n) expenditure; expenses   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 飛び出す   [とびだす]
  (v5s) to jump out; to rush out; to fly out; to appear suddenly; to protrude; to project   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出発   [しゅっぱつ]
  (n,vs) departure   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出版   [しゅっぱん]
  (n,vs) publication   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出会い   [であい]
  (n) meeting; rendezvous; encounter   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出会う   [であう]
  (v5u) to meet by chance; to come across; to happen to encounter; to hold a rendezvous; to have a date   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 外出   [がいしゅつ]
  (n,vs) outing; going out   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 思い出   [おもいで]
  (n) memories; recollections; reminiscence   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出来るだけ   [できるだけ]
  if at all possible   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出来事   [できごと]
  (n) incident; affair; happening; event   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 輸出   [ゆしゅつ]
  (n,vs) export   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出場   [しゅつじょう]
  (n) (stage) appearance; participation; performance   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出身   [しゅっしん]
  (n) (1) person's origin (town, city, country, etc.); (2) institution from which one graduated; (3) director in charge of employee relations   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 言い出す   [いいだす]
  (v5s) to start talking; to speak; to tell; to propose; to suggest; to break the ice   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 出征   [しゅっせい]
  (n,vs) departure (for the front)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 検出   [けんしゅつ]
  (n,vs) detection; sense (e.g. sensor)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 届け出   [とどけで]
  (n,vs) report; notification   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出席者   [しゅっせきしゃ]
  those present; attendance   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 炊き出し   [たきだし]
  (n) emergency rice feeding   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 送り出し   [おくりだし]
  (n) pushing (propelling) (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 炊出し   [たきだし]
  (n) emergency rice feeding   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出前   [でまえ]
  (n) catering; meal delivery service   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 内出血   [ないしゅっけつ]
  (n) internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 輩出   [はいしゅつ]
  (n) turning out in great numbers   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 選出   [せんしゅつ]
  (n) election   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出走   [しゅっそう]
  (n,vs) entry in a race   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出足   [であし]
  (n) start; turnout   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 持ち出し   [もちだし]
  (n) an item carried out; provide money (oneself)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 持ち出す   [もちだす]
  (v5s) to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 演出家   [えんしゅつか]
  (n) producer; director   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出遅れる   [でおくれる]
  (v1) to get a late start   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 吹き出す   [ふきだす]
  (v5s) to spout; to spurt; to gush out; to burst into laughter   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出張所   [しゅっちょうじょ]
  (n) branch office; agency; sub-branch   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出し   [だし]
  (n,n-suf) stock; broth; pretext; excuse; pretense; dupe; front man   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 打ち出す   [うちだす]
  (v5s) to begin; to beat; to end; to close; to set out (forth); to work out; to hammer out   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出廷   [しゅってい]
  (n,vs) appearance in court   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出典   [しゅってん]
  (n) source (e.g. quotation); authority   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出展   [しゅってん]
  (n,vs) exhibit; display   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 出店   [でみせ]
  (n) food stand; branch store   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 出 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.