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生み出す (うみだす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生うみ出だす

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

create; produce; bring forth

Broadly used for bringing something new into existence, such as works, ideas, opportunities, or results. Often implies creative or generative effort.

彼かれは新あたらしい芸げい術じゅつ作さく品ひんを生うみ出だした。
He created a new work of art.
この政せい

策さく

は

多おお

く

の

雇こ

用よう

を

生う

み

出だ

す

だろう

。

This policy will probably create many jobs.

2

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

invent; devise; think up

Focuses on the intellectual act of inventing or devising something novel, such as a method, theory, or device.

彼かれらは新あたらしい治ち療りょう法ほうを生うみ出だした。
They invented a new treatment method.

3

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

give birth to; bear; bring forth

Used for physically giving birth or, metaphorically, for bringing forth something tangible. The kanji 産み出す is especially natural here.

彼かの女じょは元げん気きな男おとこの子こを産うみ出だした。
She gave birth to a healthy baby boy.

Written forms

生うみ出だすUsage81%
Standard kanji spelling for creating, inventing, or producing something new.
生うみだすUsage12%
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産うみ出だすUsage4%
Often used when the nuance is giving birth or bringing forth something tangible, especially in biological or physical production contexts.
うみだすUsage2%
産うみだすUsage1%
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うみ出だすUsage<1%
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Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
出exit, leave, go out
産products, bear, give birth

Similar words

作つくる
作る is the general verb for making or manufacturing something concrete. 生み出す emphasizes bringing something new into existence, often with creative or generative nuance.
生うむ
生む is the base verb meaning 'to give birth' or 'to produce.' 生み出す adds the nuance of actively bringing something out or forth, often with more deliberate effort.

Etymology

Compound of 生む (umu, 'to give birth, produce') + 出す (dasu, 'to take out, bring out'). The combination adds a sense of actively bringing something forth or creating something new.