出で口ぐち

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

The physical place where you leave a building, station, or enclosed area. Often contrasted with 入り口 (entrance).

出で口ぐちを探さがすto look for the exit
地ち下か街がいで出で口ぐちを探さがして迷まよってしまった。
I got lost looking for the exit in the underground mall.
出で口ぐちに向むかうto head toward the exit
映えい画がが終おわると、みんな一いっ斉せいに出で口ぐちに向むかった。
When the movie ended, everyone headed for the exit at once.
出で口ぐちをふさぐto block the exit
荷に物もつが出で口ぐちをふさいでいて通とおれなかった。
Some luggage was blocking the exit, so I couldn't get through.
〈場ば所しょ〉の出で口ぐちthe exit of a place
高こう速そく道どう路ろの出で口ぐちを間ま違ちがえてしまった。
I took the wrong exit off the highway.

非ひ常じょう口ぐちN4sense 1
非常口 refers specifically to an emergency exit, whereas 出口 is the general word for any exit.
降こう車しゃ口ぐちN3
出口 is a general term for any exit, whereas 降車口 specifically refers to the exit used for getting off a vehicle.
逃にげ道みちN1
出口 is a neutral word for any exit, while 逃げ道 specifically implies escaping danger or trouble.
逃にげ場ば
出口 refers to a literal physical exit, whereas 逃げ場 can be a physical place or a metaphorical way out of a difficult situation.
活かつ路ろ
出口 is a literal physical exit, while 活路 is a figurative way out of a difficult or dangerous situation.

入いり口ぐちN5sense 1
入り口 is the entrance to a place, while 出口 is the exit — they are direct opposites.

非ひ常じょう口ぐちN4
出口 means any exit used in normal circumstances, whereas 非常口 refers specifically to an exit reserved for emergencies like fire or earthquake.
出で入いり口ぐちN3
出口 refers only to the exit side of a place, while 出入り口 denotes a single opening used for both entering and exiting.

Compound of 出 (de, 'going out') + 口 (kuchi, 'mouth, opening'). The reading でぐち is a standard rendaku form.