もたらす

also: もらたす

も

た

ら

す

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

bring; introduce

usually written using kana alone

Used for bringing or introducing non-physical things such as news, knowledge, culture, technology, or influence. More written or formal-sounding than everyday 持ってくる.

彼かれは新あたらしい技ぎ術じゅつを日本にほんにもたらした。
He introduced new technology to Japan.

その発はっ見けんは医い学がくに大おおきな進しん歩ぽをもたらした。

That discovery brought great progress to medicine.

2

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

bring about; cause; produce results

usually written using kana alone

Used when an event, action, policy, or condition causes a result or effect, whether good or bad. Common in news, analysis, and explanatory writing.

長なが雨あめが各かく地ちに洪こう水ずいをもたらした。
The long rains caused floods in many areas.
この政せい策さくは予よ想そう以い上じょうの成せい果かをもたらした。
This policy produced better results than expected.

Written forms

もたらすUsage99%
Usual modern spelling; usually written in kana.
齎もたらすUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Attested kanji spelling, but This kanji form is rarely used.
齎もたらすUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not recommended for ordinary writing.

Kanji

齎bring, take, bring about

Similar words

持もってくる
A more everyday verb for physically bringing something; もたらす is mainly for abstract things such as news, influence, change, or results.
引ひき起おこす
Means to cause or trigger, often a problem or negative event; もたらす can be positive, negative, or neutral and often emphasizes the resulting effect.
生うむ
Means to give birth to or generate a result; もたらす sounds more like an external factor brings about an effect or consequence.

Etymology

The historical derivation is uncertain. The rare kanji spelling 齎す is conventionally associated with bringing or causing something, but the word is normally written in kana.