Japanese symbol for “discharge”
排出
はいしゅつ
Romaji: haishutsu
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection
In Japanese, discharge is 排出, read はいしゅつ (haishutsu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “discharge”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解雇 | かいこ kaiko | dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing |
| 発射 | はっしゃ hassha | firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting |
| 流出 | りゅうしゅつ ryuushutsu | outflow; effluence; efflux |
| 放流 | ほうりゅう houryuu | discharge (e.g. of water from a dam) |
| 放出 | ほうしゅつ houshutsu | emission; release; radiation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 排除 | はいじょ haijo | exclusion; removal; elimination |
| 排水 | はいすい haisui | drainage; draining; pumping out (water) |
| 排斥 | はいせき haiseki | rejection; expulsion; boycott |
| 排気 | はいき haiki | exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine) |
| 排他 | はいた haita | exclusion |
| 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 |
| 出る | でる deru | to leave; to exit; to go out |
See also: Chinese symbol for “discharge”.
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