出しゅっ所しょ

しゅ

っ

しょ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

source; origin; provenance

Refers to where something comes from, such as information, goods, or funds. Often used in formal or investigative contexts.

その情じょう報ほうの出しゅっ所しょを明あきらかにしてください。
Please clarify the source of that information.
警けい察さつは資し金きん

の

出しゅっ

所しょ

を

調しら

べ

て

いる

。

The police are investigating the origin of the funds.

noun

birthplace

Used for a person's place of birth, often in formal or biographical contexts. Less common than 出身地 in everyday speech.

彼かれの出しゅっ所しょは長なが野の県けんの小ちいさな村むらです。
His birthplace is a small village in Nagano Prefecture.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

release from prison; discharge from prison

Only when written 出所

Specifically refers to leaving prison after serving a sentence. Only written as 出所, not 出処.

彼かれは来らい月げつ出しゅっ所しょする予よ定ていだ。
He is scheduled to be released from prison next month.
出しゅっ所しょ後ご、彼かれは社しゃ会かい復ふっ帰きに苦く労ろうした。
After his release, he struggled to reintegrate into society.

Written forms

出しゅっ所しょUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses; also the only spelling for the prison-release sense.
出しゅっ処しょUsage5%
Alternative spelling for this word/origin/birthplace senses; not used for prison release.

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out
所place, extent
処dispose, manage, deal with

Similar words

出しゅっ身しん
出身 is the common word for a person's origin (hometown, school, etc.), while 出所 is more formal and often used for birthplace in official contexts.
出しゅっ典てん
出典 refers specifically to the source of a quotation or reference, whereas 出所 is broader, covering origins of information, goods, or funds.

Etymology

Compound of 出 (しゅつ, 'exit') and 所 (しょ, 'place'). The reading しゅっしょ results from a regular sound change (促音便). The prison-release sense is a specialized extension of 'place of exit'.