送り出す・送りだす|おくりだすokuridasu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
送り出すWritten with kanji and kana, 送り出す is the most common form and the recommended choice for beginners; it expresses all the meanings listed for the entry.
送りだすWritten with kanji and kana, 送りだす is a less common variant of 送り出す; beginners should generally choose 送り出す instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 送り出す（おくりだす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 送り出します（おくりだします） |
| Negative (nai) | 送り出さない（おくりださない） |
| polite (masen) | 送り出しません（おくりだしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 送り出さず・送り出さぬ（おくりださず・おくりださぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 送り出した（おくりだした） |
| polite (mashita) | 送り出しました（おくりだしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 送り出さなかった（おくりださなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 送り出しませんでした（おくりだしませんでした） |
| Te form | 送り出して（おくりだして） |
| Potential | 送り出せる（おくりだせる） |
| Passive | 送り出される（おくりだされる） |
| Causative | 送り出させる（おくりださせる） |
| Causative passive | 送り出させられる（おくりださせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 送り出せば（おくりだせば） |
| tara | 送り出したら（おくりだしたら） |
| Volitional | 送り出そう（おくりだそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 送り出しましょう（おくりだしましょう） |
| Imperative | 送り出せ（おくりだせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym積み出すつみだすNeutralLoading cargo onto ships or trucks and shipping it out; the focus is on freight.
- Synonym送るおくるNeutralThe most common word for sending or seeing someone off; 「送り出す」 stresses sending out from here.
- Synonym送付そうふNeutralSending documents or items, as in 「資料を送付する」; leans toward business correspondence.
- Related差し出すさしだすNeutralHolding something out or handing it in, as in 「手を差し出す」; the focus is on offering it to someone, not seeing them out the door.
- Related送り込むおくりこむNeutralSending people or things into a place, as in 「選手を送り込む」; the focus is on sending them in, not out.
- Related出すだすNeutralTaking out, mailing, or submitting — the broadest of all; 「送り出す」 focuses on seeing people out or launching them into society.
- Related発送はっそうNeutralShipping goods or mail, as in 「発送日」; the focus is on logistics.
- Related派遣はけんNeutralDispatching personnel; also refers to agency temp workers. The focus is on sending someone out for a task.
- Related送りつけるおくりつけるNeutralSending something unsolicited; carries the nuance of forcing it on the receiver.
- Related送り届けるおくりとどけるNeutralDelivering a person or thing to its destination; the focus is on getting it there, not sending it out.
- Related届けるとどけるNeutralDelivering or handing something over; the focus is on getting it into the recipient's hands.
- Related差し遣わすさしつかわすWrittenDispatching a messenger; written and archaic, rarely used today.
- Related送達そうたつFormalDelivering legal documents or mail; fairly formal, with the emphasis on the item reaching its destination.
- RelatedつかわすWrittenDispatching someone, or bestowing a favour; archaic, mostly seen in period dramas.
- Related派出はしゅつWrittenSending out personnel; written and not very common.
- Related差遣さけんFormalDispatching; extremely formal and rarely used today.
- Related送出そうしゅつWrittenSending things out; written and not very common.
- Antonym迎え入れるむかえいれるNeutralAntonym: to usher someone in; the opposite of 「送り出す」, which sends people out.
- Antonym受け入れるうけいれるNeutralAntonym: to accept or take in; the opposite of 「送り出す」, which sends things out.
Use 「送り出す」 for seeing people out the door or launching talent and works into society, as in 「卒業生を送り出す」. For mailing things, say 「送る」 or 「発送」; for dispatching personnel, 「派遣」. 「届ける」 and 「送り届ける」 stress getting something to its destination, while the antonyms 「迎え入れる」 and 「受け入れる」 describe taking people in instead.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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