流出(りゅうしゅつ)

りゅうしゅつ
noun, suru verb
outflow, leak, drain
1. outflow, leak, drain, exodus
The flowing out of water, people, money, information, or other things from a place. Includes physical outflow (liquid spills, river discharge) and abstract outflow (brain drain, data leaks, capital flight).
個人(こじん)情報(じょうほう)が流出(りゅうしゅつ)した。
Personal information was leaked.
若者(わかもの)の都市(とし)への流出(りゅうしゅつ)が地方(ちほう)の問題(もんだい)だ。
The exodus of young people to cities is a problem for rural areas.
工場(こうじょう)から有害(ゆうがい)な物質(ぶっしつ)が川(かわ)に流出(りゅうしゅつ)するのを防(ふせ)がなければならない。
We must prevent harmful substances from flowing out of the factory into the river.

USAGE:
A formal term frequently used in news reporting. Particularly common in contexts of data breaches (情報(じょうほう)流出(りゅうしゅつ)), population movement (人口(じんこう)流出(りゅうしゅつ)), and environmental incidents (油(あぶら)の流出(りゅうしゅつ) — oil spill). The opposite is 流入(りゅうにゅう) (inflow).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 情報(じょうほう)流出(りゅうしゅつ): information leak
  • 人口(じんこう)流出(りゅうしゅつ): population drain
  • 資金(しきん)の流出(りゅうしゅつ): capital outflow
  • 流出(りゅうしゅつ)を防(ふせ)ぐ: to prevent a leak/outflow

Related Words

Antonym: 流入(りゅうにゅう) (inflow)
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