Japanese word

流出

Pronunciation

Romajiryūshutsu

Meaning

  • nounleak

Example

個人情報の流出が問題になっています。ko jin jō hō no ryū shutsu ga mon dai ni na tte i ma su

The leak of personal information is a problem.

Illustration for 流出 (leak)

More examples

企業は顧客情報の流出を防いでいます。ki gyō wa ko kyaku jō hō no ryū shutsu o fuse i de i ma su

The company is preventing a leak of customer information.

Core concept

Describes something leaving the place or control where it was contained, whether as a physical flow or as information made public.

Common phrases

  • 情報の流出jō hō no ryū shutsu

    leak of information

  • 個人情報の流出ko jin jō hō no ryū shutsu

    leak of personal information

  • 資金の流出shi kin no ryū shutsu

    outflow of funds

Similar words

漏洩rōei: The unauthorized release of confidential information to people who should not receive it.
漏出rōshutsu: The escape of a liquid or gas through a gap or opening.
漏れmore: The escape or loss of something from where it is held, often in everyday speech.

Definition in Japanese

内部や本来の場所にある液体・気体・情報などが外へ出ること。nai bu ya hon rai no ba sho ni a ru eki tai ki tai jō hō na do ga soto e de ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 流出 (ryūshutsu) combines 流 (ryū, "flow") and 出 (shutsu, "go out"), expressing movement from inside to outside.

Usage tips

  • English learners may associate "leak" mainly with liquid, but 流出 (ryūshutsu) is also common in formal Japanese reports about information becoming public.

Other meanings

  • outflownoun
  • spillnoun

Opposites

  • 流入ryūnyūinflownoun

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