(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)確認(かくにん)してください。
Please confirm the emergency exit.
(えき)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)()からなくて、(なか)をしばらく(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)出口(でぐち)()(みぎ)()がると、すぐにお(みせ)()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.

COMPONENTS:
() (exit) + (ぐち) (opening) = way out

OPPOSITE:
()(ぐち) (entrance) ↔ 出口(でぐち) (exit)

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

OTHER 〜(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
  • ()(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.