弾(はじ)き出(だ)す

はじきだす
verb (godan, transitive)
to calculate; to compute; to push out
1. to calculate; to compute
To work out a number or result, especially using a calculator or abacus.
コンピューターで答(こた)えを弾(はじ)き出(だ)す。
To calculate the answer with a computer.
予算(よさん)を弾(はじ)き出(だ)したら、思(おも)ったより高(たか)かった。
When I calculated the budget, it was higher than I thought.
2. to push out; to force out
To expel or exclude someone or something.
競争(きょうそう)で負(ま)けた会社(かいしゃ)は市場(しじょう)から弾(はじ)き出(だ)される。
Companies that lose the competition are pushed out of the market.

CONJUGATION:

  • 弾(はじ)き出(だ)す → 弾(はじ)き出(だ)さない (negative)
  • 弾(はじ)き出(だ)す → 弾(はじ)き出(だ)して (te-form)
  • 弾(はじ)き出(だ)す → 弾(はじ)き出(だ)した (past)

FORMATION:
Compound verb: 弾(はじ)く (to flick, to calculate) + 出(だ)す (to put out)

ETYMOLOGY:
The calculating sense comes from using an abacus (算盤(そろばん)), where beads are "flicked" to produce results.

USAGE:

  • 数字(すうじ)を弾(はじ)き出(だ)す (to work out figures)
  • 見積(みつも)りを弾(はじ)き出(だ)す (to calculate an estimate)
  • 仲間(なかま)から弾(はじ)き出(だ)される (to be excluded from a group)
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Added 2026.1.18 18:27 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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