Japanese symbol for “yield”

出来高

できだか

Romaji: dekidaka

yield; crop; production; volume

In Japanese, yield is 出来高, read できだか (dekidaka).

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Meanings

adj-f, n yield; crop; production; volume; piecework

Written forms: 出来高、でき高. Readings: できだか.

Kanji and stroke order

出

exit, leave, go out

on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す

5 strokes · JLPT 4

来

come, due, next

on: ライ、タイ
kun: く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす

7 strokes · JLPT 4

高

tall, high, expensive

on: コウ
kun: たか.い、たか、-だか、たか.まる

10 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “yield”

Word	Reading	Meaning
生じる	しょうじる shoujiru	to produce; to yield; to cause
収量	しゅうりょう shuuryou	yield; size of harvest
屈する	くっする kussuru	to yield; to give in; to be daunted
降伏	こうふく koufuku	yield
作	さく saku	harvest; crop; yield

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
未来	みらい mirai	(distant) future
以来	いらい irai	since; henceforth
最高	さいこう saikou	best; supreme; wonderful

See also: Chinese symbol for “yield”.

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