Translation guide
How to express the idea of forcing someone to leave a place, group, or position in Japanese, ranging from physical expulsion to social exclusion.
Expel a person from a room, building, or area, often physically or with strong authority.
The most direct and common verb for kicking someone out of a place. Can be used for both physical removal and metaphorical expulsion.
They kicked the drunk out of the bar.
He was kicked out of the room.
Literally 'beat out', implying a more forceful or violent expulsion. Stronger than 追い出す.
I made too much noise and got kicked out of the club.
Literally 'pinch out', often used for physically grabbing and ejecting someone, like a bouncer would.
The security guard kicked the troublemaker out.
Remove someone from a team, club, school, company, or social circle.
Formal term for expulsion or banishment from an organization. Often used for serious offenses.
He was kicked out of the team for cheating.
The student was expelled from school for cheating.
To strike someone's name off a list, i.e., to expel from membership. Common in clubs, political parties, etc.
He was kicked out of the club for breaking the rules.
Literally 'to neck', meaning to fire or dismiss someone from a job. Very common in casual speech.
Formal term for dismissal from employment. Used in official contexts.
He was kicked out of the company for poor performance.
Remove someone from power, a job, or a status, often through pressure or maneuvering.
To oust someone from a position, especially through political or competitive means.
He kicked his rival out of the president's position.
To cause someone to lose their position or influence, often used in political or corporate contexts.
The minister was kicked out of office due to a scandal.
To ostracize or cut someone off from a social group or relationship.
To leave someone out of the group; to ostracize. Common in school or friend group contexts.
He was kicked out of the group.
To treat someone as an outcast; to exclude. Similar to 仲間外れ but can feel slightly more deliberate.
She was kicked out of her friend group.
Traditional term for ostracism from a village community. Now used metaphorically for complete social exclusion.
追い出す is the general term for kicking someone out of a physical space or group, while 追放する is more formal and often implies official expulsion from an organization or society. Use 追い出す for everyday situations and 追放する for serious, institutional actions.
Do not translate 'kick out' literally as 蹴り出す (keridasu). While 蹴り出す can mean 'to kick out' physically, it is not used for the metaphorical sense of expulsion. Use 追い出す or other context-appropriate terms instead.
遅刻ばかりして会社を首になった。
I was constantly late and got kicked out of the company.
He was completely ostracized by the community.