also: みだす
見出す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 見出す | 見出さない |
| Polite | 見出します | 見出しません |
| Past polite | 見出しました | 見出しませんでした |
| Past | 見出した | 見出さなかった |
| Te-form | 見出して | 見出さないで |
| Desire | 見出したい | 見出したくない |
| Potential | 見出せる | 見出せない |
| Passive | 見出される | 見出されない |
| Causative | 見出させる | 見出させない |
| Causative passive | 見出させられる | 見出させられない |
| Volitional | 見出そう | |
| Polite volitional | 見出しましょう | |
| Imperative | 見出せ | 見出すな |
| Conditional | 見出せば | 見出さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 見出したら | 見出さなかったら |
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
discover; find out; detect; notice
Often used when one discerns something not immediately obvious, such as a value, tendency, problem, cause, or possibility. More written and abstract than 見つける.
彼女は失敗の中に新しい可能性を見出した。
She discovered a new possibility in the failure.
研究チームはデータから異常なパターンを見出した。
The research team detected an unusual pattern in the data.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Used for picking out someone or something from among many by recognizing its worth, suitability, or relevance. It overlaps with 'discover' but emphasizes selection from a set.
審査員は多くの作品の中から優れた三点を見出した。
The judges picked out three outstanding works from among the many entries.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
look out from inside
Only when written 見出す · Only with reading みだす
Limited and old-fashioned use meaning to look outward from an interior. Modern Japanese would usually say 外を見る or 外をのぞく instead.
古い文章では「窓から外を見出す」のように、室内から外を見る意味で使われることがある。
In older writing, 見出す（みだす） may be used as in 'look out through the window' from inside a room.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
open one's eyes wide; be wide-eyed
Only when written 見出す · Only with reading みだす
Old or limited expression, typically understood as opening the eyes wide from surprise, anger, or a similar emotion. It is not a common modern everyday use of 見出す.
「目を見出す」は、驚きや怒りで目を大きく開く古い言い方だ。
目を見出す（みだす） is an old expression for opening one's eyes wide in surprise or anger.
He found meaning in his painful experience.
Even in a difficult situation, she found hope.
The investor saw great potential in the technology.
The coach discovered the young player's talent.
Kana-including spelling that clarifies the reading みいだす; practical in modern writing for the common senses.
Listed with irregular okurigana; best treated as a variant spelling rather than the standard form.
Uncommon okurigana spelling for みいだす; recognizable but not the usual learner-facing form.