Japanese symbol for “attend”
出る
でる
Romaji: deru
to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out
In Japanese, attend is 出る, read でる (deru).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- v1, vi to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
- v1, vi to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
- v1, vi to move forward
- v1, vi to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
- v1, vi to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up
- v1, vi to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “attend”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕える | つかえる tsukaeru | to serve; to work for; to attend |
| 執る | とる toru | to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army) |
| 掛かる | かかる kakaru | to attend; to deal with; to handle |
| 臨む | のぞむ nozomu | to attend (e.g. a function); to appear (e.g. in court); to be present at |
| 通う | かよう kayou | to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
| 出来る | できる dekiru | to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) |
| 出身 | しゅっしん shusshin | one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school) |
| 演出 | えんしゅつ enshutsu | direction (of a play, film, etc.); production |
See also: Chinese symbol for “attend”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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