How to say "clarify" in Japanese

• 聞きただすききただす
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers 'clarify' only in the sense of ascertaining or confirming the truth of something by asking someone. It is not for making a statement or situation clearer, and it is less common; use it when you verify facts through questioning.
• 明らめるあきらめる
  ichidan verb, transitive verbMeans to elucidate or shed light on something, but it is a less common, literary word. For the everyday sense of 'clarify' it is seldom the word you want; 明らかにする is the natural choice in most contexts.
• 明らかにするあきらかにする
  expression, suru verbThe general and most reliable equivalent of 'clarify': to make something clear, disclose it, or make it public. Use this for clarifying facts, intentions, positions, or unclear points in both speech and writing.
  彼かれは自分じぶんの立場たちばを明あきらかにしなかった。↗

  He did not make his position clear.
• 洗い出すあらいだす
  godan verb, transitive verbMeans to discover or bring things to light by investigation, digging them up one by one. It matches 'clarify' only loosely; it is really about uncovering or identifying items or problems through examination, not about making something unclear clear.

For 'clarify', 「明らかにする」 is the usual choice; 「明らめる」 is literary; 「聞きただす」 is for confirming by asking; 「洗い出す」 is for uncovering things through investigation rather than clarifying.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 聞きただすききただすto find out the truth
• 明らめるあきらめるto elucidate
• 明らかにするあきらかにするto make clear
• 洗い出すあらいだすto discover (by investigation)