生み出す・産み出す|うみだすumidasu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Which spelling to use
生み出す生み出す is the most common form and the recommended choice for beginners. Use it as the default written form for this entry.
産み出す産み出す is a less common written variant of 生み出す. Learners should normally choose 生み出す instead.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto create; to bring forth; to produce
    このことがよい人間関係にんげんかんけいを生うみだす。↗
    This makes good human relations.
    あなたはそのチームを誰だれが生み出うみだしたか知しっていますか。↗
    Do you know who brought that team into being?
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto invent; to think up and bring into being
  3. godan verb, transitive verbto give birth to; to bear
Conjugation
Dictionary form生み出す(うみだす)
Polite (masu)生み出します(うみだします)
Negative (nai)生み出さない(うみださない)
polite (masen)生み出しません(うみだしません)
classical zu / nu生み出さず・生み出さぬ(うみださず・うみださぬ)
Past (ta)生み出した(うみだした)
polite (mashita)生み出しました(うみだしました)
Past negative (nakatta)生み出さなかった(うみださなかった)
polite (masen deshita)生み出しませんでした(うみだしませんでした)
Te form生み出して(うみだして)
Potential生み出せる(うみだせる)
Passive生み出される(うみだされる)
Causative生み出させる(うみださせる)
Causative passive生み出させられる(うみださせられる)
Conditional (ba)生み出せば(うみだせば)
tara生み出したら(うみだしたら)
Volitional生み出そう(うみだそう)
polite (mashou)生み出しましょう(うみだしましょう)
Imperative生み出せ(うみだせ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym作り出すつくりだすNeutralFor making or creating things deliberately, as in 「新製品を作り出す」; 「生み出す」 stresses bringing something into being from nothing and can also mean giving birth.
  • Synonym生むうむNeutralTo give birth or produce, as in 「子を生む」「利益を生む」. Close enough to 「生み出す」 to swap in, but shorter; 「生み出す」 stresses making something appear.
  • Synonym生ずるしょうずるWrittenWritten/formal prose for something arising or occurring, as in 「誤解が生ずる」; usually intransitive. 「生み出す」 is transitive and stresses creating something.
  • Synonym生じるしょうじるNeutralUsually intransitive for something occurring, as in 「問題が生じる」, though it can be transitive; results emerge naturally. 「生み出す」 stresses actively creating something new.
  • Synonym創造そうぞうNeutralCreating something new from one's own ideas, as in 「創造力」; also God's creation of all things. Emphasizes originality. 「生み出す」 can also mean giving birth.
  • Synonym創作そうさくNeutralCreative work, especially literary or artistic, as in 「創作料理」; can also mean fiction or fabrication. 「生み出す」 also covers giving birth and producing gains.
  • Synonym創出そうしゅつWrittenWritten/formal prose for creating something new, as in 「雇用の創出」「価値を創出する」. 「生み出す」 suits everyday speech and can also mean giving birth.
  • Synonym生成せいせいNeutralGeneration or formation, including change of state, as in 「画像生成」; common in computing and chemistry. 「生み出す」 stresses producing or creating output.
  • Synonym産み落とすうみおとすNeutralFor a person or animal delivering a child or egg, as in 「卵を産み落とす」; the focus is on the birth itself. 「生み出す」 can also mean creating something new.
  • Synonym産するさんするWrittenWritten/formal prose for producing or yielding, as in 「米を産する」; often notes where something is produced. 「生み出す」 does not stress origin and favors creation.
  • Related作るつくるNeutralThe most general verb for making things, as in 「料理を作る」. 「生み出す」 stresses bringing forth something new or a result.
  • Related引き起こすひきおこすNeutralTo trigger events such as accidents, as in 「事故を引き起こす」; often negative outcomes. 「生み出す」 can also mean creating works or producing gains.
  • Related制作せいさくNeutralProduction of artistic works, films and shows, as in 「番組制作」. 「生み出す」 takes a wider range of objects, including gains and children.
  • Related形作るかたちづくるNeutralTo shape or form something, as in 「性格を形作る」; the focus is on the shape taken. 「生み出す」 stresses producing from nothing and says nothing about form.
  • Related製作せいさくNeutralMaking goods with tools or machines, as in 「製作所」; also film and show production. 「生み出す」 more broadly covers creating and producing.
  • Related起こすおこすNeutralTo cause events, as in 「革命を起こす」; also to wake someone or help them up. 「生み出す」 focuses on producing new things and has no waking sense.
  • Related創始そうしWrittenWritten/formal prose for founding or starting something for the first time, as in 「創始者」; also origins. 「生み出す」 centers on the act of creating or producing.
  • Related作り上げるつくりあげるNeutralTo complete or finish making something; also to fabricate, as in 「話を作り上げる」. 「生み出す」 stresses creating or producing, without a built-in sense of completing or fabricating.
  • RelatedクリエートNeutralA loanword; add 「する」 to mean create. Rare in everyday use — say 「作る」, 「生み出す」 or 「創造する」 instead.
  • Related創案そうあんWrittenWritten/formal prose for thinking up a new idea or design; more about conceiving than 「生み出す」, and no finished product is required.
  • Related創製そうせいWrittenWritten/formal prose for making something for the first time, as in 「新薬を創製する」. 「生み出す」 is not limited to first-time creation.
  • Related創成そうせいWrittenWritten/formal prose for the founding of organizations or ventures. 「生み出す」 takes broader objects, including works and gains.
  • RelatedきたすWrittenWritten/formal prose for bringing about a situation, as in 「支障を来す」; usually negative. 「生み出す」 can also mean actively creating something valuable.
  • Antonym消費するNeutralTo consume or use up existing resources; the opposite of 「生み出す」 in the sense of producing versus consuming.

Use 「生み出す」 for creating something new or producing gains, as in 「新しい価値を生み出す」「利益を生み出す」. For making things deliberately, reach for 「作り出す」; for phenomena arising on their own, 「生じる」. 「生む」 is a shorter near-equivalent. The opposite of producing is 「消費する」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 子供こどもや卵たまごを生うむ。
  2. 新あたらしい物事ものごとを創作そうさくする。
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