Japanese symbol for “expel”
追い出す
おいだす
Romaji: oidasu
to expel; to drive out
In Japanese, expel is 追い出す, read おいだす (oidasu).
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Meanings
- v5s, vt to expel; to drive out
Written forms: 追い出す、追いだす、追出す、おい出す. Readings: おいだす.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “expel”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 切る | きる kiru | to dismiss; to sack; to let go |
| 追う | おう ou | to drive out; to get rid of; to oust |
| 外す | はずす hazusu | to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to exclude |
| 放る | ひる hiru | to expel (from the body); to excrete; to defecate |
| 放く | こく koku | to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to let out |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 追加 | ついか tsuika | addition; supplement; appending |
| 追放 | ついほう tsuihou | exile; banishment; eviction |
| 追う | おう ou | to chase; to run after; to pursue |
| 追及 | ついきゅう tsuikyuu | investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing |
| 追跡 | ついせき tsuiseki | chase; pursuit; tracking |
| 追求 | ついきゅう tsuikyuu | pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “expel”.
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.