出現
しゅつげん · shutsugen · JLPT N1 · noun
appearance
🚪 出 (out) + 現 (appear): coming out into view, like something stepping out through a door.
出 means out or exit; 現 means present or actual. Together they mean emerging into sight or arriving, as in 出現 (appearance). Used for ghosts, stars, problems that show up.
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.'