炙り出す

• 読み: あぶりだす
• ローマ字: aburidasu
• 漢字の分解: 炙 (sha/abu) — roast, grill, heat; 出 (shutsu/da) — bring out, reveal
• 発音: /a.bɯ.ɾi.da.sɯ/

意味

To bring to light; to expose; to reveal something hidden (originally by applying heat, as with invisible ink). The figurative sense is predominant in modern usage.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb combining 炙る (to heat/grill) and 出す (to bring out). The literal origin is the technique of writing with invisible ink that only becomes visible when heated. The figurative extension — exposing hidden corruption, true character, or concealed information — is now far more common. Often appears in investigative journalism and political commentary.

例文

1. 執念深い取材が長年隠蔽されてきた不正を炙り出した。
2. 厳しい局面に置かれると、人の本性が炙り出されることがある。
3. 特殊な薬品を塗ることで、紙に隠されたメッセージが炙り出された。

使い方ガイド

場面: journalism, politics, literature, investigation

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

Compound of 炙る (to heat over fire, from 炙 combining 肉 flesh and 火 fire) and 出す (to bring out). The technique of revealing invisible ink by heating was the original referent, and the figurative sense of exposing hidden truths developed naturally from this.

文化的背景

時代: Contemporary

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated