出 (De) is a Japanese noun meaning “coming out, going out, outflow, efflux”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffixcoming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the Sun or the Moon)
- noun, noun suffixattending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on
- noun, noun suffixstart; beginning
- noun, noun suffixorigins; background; person (or item) originating from ...; graduate of ...; native of ...; member of ... (lineage)
- noun, noun suffixarchitectural member that projects outward
- noun, noun suffixhighest point of the stern of a ship
Examples
彼は良家の出である。
He is of a good line.
彼は良い家柄の出だ。
He comes of good stock.
彼は中流階級の出だ。
He comes from the middle class.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).