外出

• 読み: がいしゅつ
• ローマ字: gaishutsu
• 漢字の分解: 外 (gai) — outside; 出 (shutsu) — go out, emerge
• 発音: /ɡa.i.ɕɯ.tsɯ/

意味

Outing; going out. Leaving one's home or workplace to go somewhere.

A noun that also functions as a suru verb (外出する). A straightforward and frequently used word for going out. Common phrases: 外出中 (gaishutsu-chuu, currently out), 外出先 (gaishutsu-saki, where one has gone out to), 外出禁止 (gaishutsu-kinshi, curfew/ban on going out). More neutral and general than お出かけ which has a more pleasant, leisurely nuance.

例文

1. 今日は一日中外出する予定だ。
2. 部長は外出中ですので伝言をお預かりします。
3. 雨が強いので外出を控えた方がいい。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, office, weather

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 外 (gai, outside) and 出 (shutsu, to go out/emerge). A direct and literal combination — 'going outside' in the most basic sense.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal