Japanese symbol for “turnout”
出足
であし
Romaji: deashi
turnout (of people)
In Japanese, turnout is 出足, read であし (deashi).
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Meanings
- n turnout (of people)
- n start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning
- n initial charge; dash (sumo)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “turnout”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人出 | ひとで hitode | crowd; turnout |
| 賑わい | にぎわい nigiwai | prosperity; bustle; activity |
| 待避線 | たいひせん taihisen | siding; sidetrack; turnout |
| 待避所 | たいひじょ taihijo | turnout (on a highway); lay-by; passing-place |
| 分岐器 | ぶんきき bunkiki | railroad switch; turnout |
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 |
| 出る | でる deru | to leave; to exit; to go 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 |
| 満足 | まんぞく manzoku | satisfaction; contentment; gratification |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency; deficiency; shortage |
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.