How to say 'Can' or 'Be made' in Japanese | 出来る

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The Japanese word for Can or Be made is 'Dekiru', written as 出来る in Japanese.'Can' or 'Be made' in hiragana is できる.

word

出来る

Meaning

Can, Be made

Reading

できる

dekiru

Kanji

出Exit 来Come

Explanation

The Japanese verb '出来る (できる)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'can', indicating the ability or possibility to do something. For example: I can speak Japanese「日本語ができる」(にほんごができる). The second meaning is 'be made', referring to something being created or produced. For example: This cake was made by my mother「このケーキは母によってできた」(このケーキはははによってできた). The verb is highly versatile and often used in daily conversation to express capability, completion, or the state of being made. It is also commonly used in potential forms to indicate ability, such as '食べられる (たべられる)' (can eat).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 出来る

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

出

Meaning

Exit

kanji

来

Meaning

Come

Hiragana in the Word 出来る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 出来る Through the Kanji 出

These 71 Words contain the Kanji 出 as well.

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出る

Meaning

Exit, Appear

word

出す

Meaning

Start, Take out

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出口

Meaning

Exit

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出品

Meaning

Listing

word

思い出す

Meaning

Remember

word

引き出し

Meaning

Drawer

word

貸し出す

Meaning

Lend

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出席

Meaning

Attendance

word

出発

Meaning

Departure

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出掛ける

Meaning

Go out

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輸出

Meaning

Export

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出会う

Meaning

Meet, Encounter

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出身

Meaning

Origin

word

取り出す

Meaning

Takeout

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外出

Meaning

Outing

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出力

Meaning

Output

word

家出

Meaning

Runaway

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生み出す

Meaning

Produce

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出来事

Meaning

Event

word

言い出す

Meaning

Start saying

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出場

Meaning

Appearance, Participation

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出国

Meaning

Departure

word

出世

Meaning

Success

word

売り出す

Meaning

Launch

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出荷

Meaning

Shipment

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出産

Meaning

Childbirth

word

支出

Meaning

Expenditure

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貸し出し

Meaning

Lending

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出現

Meaning

Appearance

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作り出す

Meaning

Create, Produce

word

見出だす

Meaning

Discover

word

飛び出す

Meaning

Jump out

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思い出

Meaning

Memory

word

差し出す

Meaning

Offer

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進出

Meaning

Advance, Expansion

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出勤

Meaning

Commute

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追い出す

Meaning

Expel

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出でる

Meaning

Emerge

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出来上がる

Meaning

Complete

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出会い

Meaning

Encounter

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出版

Meaning

Publish

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出版社

Meaning

Publisher

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引き出す

Meaning

Withdraw, Draw out

word

出血

Meaning

Bleeding

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出演

Meaning

Appearance

word

出張

Meaning

Business trip

word

演出

Meaning

Direction, Production

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出土

Meaning

Excavation

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持ち出す

Meaning

Takeout

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出入り

Meaning

Coming and going

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人出

Meaning

Crowd

word

日の出

Meaning

Sunrise

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出来上がり

Meaning

Completion

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出来るだけ

Meaning

As much as possible

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出入り口

Meaning

Entrance

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乗り出す

Meaning

Embark, Lean out

word

出前

Meaning

Delivery

word

見出し

Meaning

Heading

word

逃げ出す

Meaning

Flee, Runaway

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申し出る

Meaning

Offer

word

出資

Meaning

Investment

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呼び出す

Meaning

Call, Summon

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脱出

Meaning

Escape

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出し

Meaning

Stock

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提出

Meaning

Submission

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出生

Meaning

Birth

word

派出所

Meaning

Police box

word

排出

Meaning

Discharge, Emission

word

吐き出す

Meaning

Spit, Discharge

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突き出す

Meaning

Protrude, Thrust out

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出迎え

Meaning

Greeting

Words Related to 出来る Through the Kanji 来

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 来 as well.

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来る

Meaning

Come

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来月

Meaning

Next month

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来週

Meaning

Next week

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持って来る

Meaning

Bring

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将来

Meaning

Future

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以来

Meaning

Since

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連れて来る

Meaning

Bring

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従来

Meaning

Tradition

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再来年

Meaning

Year after next

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再来月

Meaning

Month after next

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再来週

Meaning

Week after next

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未来

Meaning

Future

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行き来

Meaning

Coming and going

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元来

Meaning

Originally

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出来事

Meaning

Event

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外来語

Meaning

Loanword

word

出来上がる

Meaning

Complete

word

由来

Meaning

Origin

word

やって来る

Meaning

Come

word

来日

Meaning

Arrival

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出来上がり

Meaning

Completion

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出来るだけ

Meaning

As much as possible

word

本来

Meaning

Originally

word

来年

Meaning

Next year

word

来

Meaning

word

如来

Meaning

Buddha

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外来

Meaning

Foreign

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What does 'Dekiru' (出来る) mean?

'Dekiru' means 'Can' or 'Be made' .

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