見出し

みだし · midashi · JLPT N2 · noun

heading

📑 見 (see) + 出 (come out) + し: what you see come out first is the heading; 見出し = things that stand out to the eye

見出し is 見る (to see) + 出す (to bring out): the words that jump out when you scan a page. Used for headings and index entries.

出 — foot 止 emerging from enclosure 凵
出 is a pictograph showing a foot or plant stepping out of a hollow or enclosure, depicting the act of going forth. The original sense of 'coming out' or 'emerging' has remained stable since oracle bone script. It now broadly means 'to exit, go out, or produce.'

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