Meaning

Primary

Release From Prison

Alternatives

Source, Origin

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

You exit a place. It's a release from prison for you!

出所 commonly refers to leaving or being released from facilities ending in , particularly 刑務所 (prisons). It can also mean source or origin in a slightly formal tone, often used in discussions of copyright to specify the origin of cited information, images, or content.

Reading

しゅっしょ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
でどころ
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Explanation

The reading follows on'yomi protocols, but you just have to be careful of the shortened しゅつ which becomes しゅっ.

Note: There is also the reading でどころ for the meanings origin and source. This version is generally used in spoken language, often to emphasize the significance or curiosity about where something came from.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 音の出所

    source of the sound

    データの出所

    origin of the data

    お金の出所

    the source of money

Context Sentences

主人の出所は明日の午前中です。

My husband is being released tomorrow morning.

大切なのは出所した後のことです。

What's important is what happens after one is released from prison.

この引用の出所は何ですか?

What is the source of this quote?

Kanji Composition