外出|がいしゅつgaishutsu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
そとでsotodeok
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgoing out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
    ヒーターをつけたまま外出がいしゅつした。↗
    I went out with the heater on.
Conjugation
Dictionary form外出する(がいしゅつする)
Polite (masu)外出します(がいしゅつします)
Negative (nai)外出しない(がいしゅつしない)
polite (masen)外出しません(がいしゅつしません)
classical zu / nu外出せず・外出せぬ(がいしゅつせず・がいしゅつせぬ)
Past (ta)外出した(がいしゅつした)
polite (mashita)外出しました(がいしゅつしました)
Past negative (nakatta)外出しなかった(がいしゅつしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)外出しませんでした(がいしゅつしませんでした)
Te form外出して(がいしゅつして)
Potential外出できる(がいしゅつできる)
Passive外出される(がいしゅつされる)
Causative外出させる(がいしゅつさせる)
Causative passive外出させられる(がいしゅつさせられる)
Conditional (ba)外出すれば(がいしゅつすれば)
tara外出したら(がいしゅつしたら)
Volitional外出しよう(がいしゅつしよう)
polite (mashou)外出しましょう(がいしゅつしましょう)
Imperative外出しろ(がいしゅつしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym出歩くであるくNeutralGoing out and wandering about; often implies rarely staying home, as in 「夜に出歩く」. 「外出」 simply means leaving home or the office.
  • Synonym出かけるでかけるNeutralThe most common everyday verb for going out on errands or for pleasure; 「外出」 is a noun (also with 「する」) and slightly more formal, fitting both daily life and work.
  • Synonym他出たしゅつWrittenWritten and formal, meaning being out and away; still heard in formal settings today, as in 「ただいま他出しております」. In everyday speech say 「外出」.
  • Synonym出門しゅつもんWrittenWritten word for going out through a gate or leaving the premises, as in gate permits at dorms or temples; everyday speech normally uses 「外出」.
  • Related出で立ついでたつWrittenWritten, archaic-elegant word for setting off or departing on a journey; everyday speech uses 「出かける」 or 「出発する」, and 「外出」 has no nuance of setting out.
  • Antonym在宅ざいたくNeutralStaying at home, as in 「在宅勤務」; the opposite of 「外出」 in whether one is in or out.
  • Antonym帰宅きたくNeutralReturning to one's home, as in 「帰宅時間」; the opposite of 「外出」 in direction — coming home rather than leaving.

For everyday 'go out', 「出かける」 is the default; 「外出」 is a bit more formal and works in both daily life and work contexts, as in 「外出が好き」. Use 「出歩く」 for being out and about. Antonyms: 「在宅」 (staying in) and 「帰宅」 (returning home).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 家いえや仕事場しごとばから外そとへ出掛でかけること。他出たしゅつ。
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