Japanese word

排出

Pronunciation

Romajihaishutsu

Meaning

  • noundischarge

Example

この装置で余分な水を排出します。ko no sō chi de yo bun na mizu o hai shutsu shi ma su

We discharge excess water with this device.

Illustration for 排出 (discharge)

More examples

企業は温室効果ガスの排出を公表しています。ki gyō wa on shitsu kō ka ga su no hai shutsu o kō hyō shi te i ma su

Companies publish their greenhouse gas emissions.

Core concept

Centers on the outward release of substances contained in a body, machine, or other source.

Common phrases

  • 排出源hai shutsu minamoto

    source of emissions

  • 温室効果ガスの排出on shitsu kō ka ga su no hai shutsu

    greenhouse gas emissions

  • 排出を削減するhai shutsu o saku gen su ru

    reduce emissions

Similar words

放出hōshutsu: The movement of a substance out of a container, body, or other source into the surrounding area.
排気haiki: The outward removal of combustion gas or unwanted air from a machine or enclosed space.
排泄haisetsu: The process by which a living body gets rid of solid or liquid waste.

Definition in Japanese

体内や装置内などにある物質を外部へ送り出すこと。tai nai ya sō chi nai na do ni a ru bus shitsu o gai bu e oku ri da su ko to

Word origin

排出 (haishutsu) is a Sino-Japanese compound made from 排 (hai, "push away") and 出 (shutsu, "go out"), combining the ideas of pushing something out and leaving.

Usage tips

  • English often uses discharge for water released from a pipe and emission for gases released into the air, while 排出 (haishutsu) covers both cases.

Other meanings

  • emissionnoun

Opposites

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