見い出す

• 読み: みいだす
• ローマ字: miidasu
• 漢字の分解: 見 (ken/mi) — see, look; 出 (shutsu/da) — come out, produce
• 発音: /mi.i.da.sɯ/

意味

To find; to discover; to detect; to identify something that was not immediately apparent.

A Group 1 (godan) verb combining 見い (an emphatic form of 見, to look) and 出す (to bring out, to produce). Unlike 見つける (to find by chance), 見い出す implies active searching or discernment — the subject perceives something that requires insight or sustained attention to uncover. Commonly used for discovering solutions, talents, or value where others have not looked.

例文

1. 研究チームは廃棄物処理の新たな解決策を見い出すことに成功した。
2. 長い不況の中でも、起業家たちはビジネスチャンスを見い出していた。
3. 彼はありふれた風景の中に独自の美しさを見い出す才能があった。

使い方ガイド

場面: research, business, art, problem-solving

トーン: intellectual

起源と歴史

Compound of 見い (emphatic reading of 見 — to look) and 出す (to bring out). The combination implies actively drawing out something hidden through careful observation or thought.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: All classes