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炙り出す (あぶりだす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
bring to light ; uncover ; reveal
Metaphorical use: like applying heat to make hidden writing appear, it means to expose or uncover something concealed, such as evidence, truth, or a hidden talent.
その 調ちょう 査さ で 隠かく れ た 問もん 題だい が 炙あぶ り 出だ さ れ た 。
The investigation brought hidden problems to light.
Written forms 炙あぶ り 出だ す Usage 21%
Standard kanji spelling; 炙る means 'to roast' or 'to warm', and the compound conveys the idea of bringing something hidden to light through heat or pressure.
あぶり 出だ す Usage 57%
Kana spelling of the first element; common in everyday writing when the kanji 炙 is not needed.
あぶりだす Usage 22%
焙あぶ り 出だ す
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji variant using 焙る, which also means 'to roast'; not commonly used.
Similar words 暴あば く 暴く means to expose or disclose something secret, often with a nuance of revealing wrongdoing. 炙り出す is more figurative, implying a gradual process of bringing something hidden into the open, like developing a photograph.
明あか るみに 出で る 明るみに出る is an intransitive expression meaning 'to come to light'. 炙り出す is its transitive counterpart, focusing on the action of making something come to light.
Etymology Compound of 炙る (aburu, 'to roast, warm') + 出す (dasu, 'to take out'). Originally referred to the technique of heating paper to reveal invisible ink, and later extended metaphorically to uncovering hidden facts or truths.
