Japanese Conversation · Level 55
75 words
Japanese word
追い出す
Pronunciation
Romajioidasu
Meaning
- verbkick out
Example
兄は私を部屋から追い出します。ani wa watashi o heya ka ra o i da shi ma su
My brother kicks me out of the room.
More examples
管理人は規則を破った人を建物から追い出しました。kan ri nin wa ki soku o yabu tta hito o tate mono ka ra o i da shi ma shi ta
The manager expelled the person who broke the rules from the building.
Core concept
Centers on making someone or something leave an enclosed or accepted space against its will.
Common phrases
部屋から追い出すheya ka ra o i da su
kick out of a room
家から追い出すie ka ra o i da su
drive out of the house
Similar words
追い払うoiharau: To cause someone or something to move away from a place through force or pressure.
追放するtsuihōsuru: To exclude someone from a group, place, or country by formal authority.
締め出すshimedasu: To refuse someone entry or continued access to a place.
放り出すhōridasu: To remove someone from a place in a sudden and rough manner.
Definition in Japanese
人や物をその場にいさせず外へ押し出す。hito ya mono o so no ba ni i sa se zu soto e o shi da su
Word origin
The native Japanese compound combines 追う (ō, "chase") in its continuative form 追い (oi, "chasing") with 出す (dasu, "put out"), linking pursuit with removal.
Usage tips
- In casual conversation, 追い出される (oidasareru) can describe being told to leave as well as being physically driven out, so context determines the force involved.
Other meanings
- drive outverb
- expelverb
Opposites
- 迎え入れるmukaeireruwelcomeverb
Related words
- 追い出しoidashiejectionnoun
- 追い出し方oidashikataway of kicking outnoun