exit · come out

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 出 has five strokes; in 出る(でる) and 出す(だす), the following kana distinguish both reading and role.
• Basic usage: Besides going or taking something out, it can describe attending a meeting or presenting an idea.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Leaving and taking something out
  • 家を出る describes a person leaving home; 財布を鞄から出す describes a person taking a wallet out of a bag.
  • 会議に出る means to attend a meeting. 案を出す means to present a proposal, extending beyond physically taking an object out.
• The contracted sound in departure
  • 出発 is read しゅっぱつ: the ending of the on-reading しゅつ becomes the small っ in this compound.