出 口(でぐち)

でぐち

noun

exit

1. exit, way out

The place or door through which you leave a building or area.

出口(でぐち)はあちらです。

The exit is that way.

非常(ひじょう)出口(でぐち)を確認(かくにん)してください。

Please confirm the emergency exit.

駅(えき)の出口(でぐち)はいくつありますか。

How many exits does the station have?

出口(でぐち)が分(わ)からなくて、中(なか)をしばらく歩(ある)いた。

I couldn't find the exit, so I walked around inside for a while.

東口(ひがしぐち)の出口(でぐち)を出(で)て右(みぎ)に曲(ま)がると、すぐにお店(みせ)が見(み)えます。

Go out the east exit and turn right, and you'll see the shop right away.

出口(でぐち) means exit—the way out of a building or area.

Etymology

出(で) (exit) + 口(ぐち) (opening) = way out

Similar words

入(い)り口(ぐち) (entrance) ↔ 出口(でぐち) (exit)

COMPOUNDS (station exits):

東口(ひがしぐち): east exit
西口(にしぐち): west exit
南口(みなみぐち): south exit
北口(きたぐち): north exit
中央口(ちゅうおうぐち): central exit

COMPOUNDS (other 〜口(ぐち) words):

非常口(ひじょうぐち): emergency exit
改札口(かいさつぐち): ticket gate
乗(の)り口(ぐち): boarding gate

Usage

出口(でぐち)はどこですか (Where is the exit?) is a common question. Japanese stations often have multiple numbered/named exits.

Related Words

Antonym: 入(い)り口(ぐち) (entrance)

Compare: 到着口(とうちゃくぐち) (arrival gate)

Related: 出入(でい)り口(ぐち) (entrance and exit)

Compare: 南口(みなみぐち) (south exit)

Compare: 東口(ひがしぐち) (east exit)

Compare: 降車口(こうしゃぐち) (exit door (of a bus or train))

Compare: 逃(に)げ道(みち) (escape route)

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Added 2026.1.11 21:08 · Revised 2026.10.9 23:20

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