出世
しゅっせ · shusse · JLPT N1 · noun
successful career
🏆 出 (come out) + 世 (world): step out into the world = rise to eminence
出 means come out or emerge, and 世 means world or society. Someone who comes out into the wider world rises in rank, which is why 出世 means promotion or career success.
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.'