WORD DETAIL
漏出
ろうしゅつ
Examples
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
漏出(ろうしゅつ) is an action noun for gas or liquid escaping from a pipe or container. - Basic usage:
ガスが漏出したmakes the escaping gas the subject, while液体の漏出を防ぐmakes leakage the event to be prevented by closing a valve.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Escaping substance and leakage event
ガスが漏出するis an event with the substance as subject, while液体の漏出is a noun phrase naming leakage of a liquid. It does not say that the pipe or valve itself escaped.

