“To work out” in Japanese
Short answer
To work out in Japanese is “捻り出す” (hineridasu). Full meaning: to work out, to think up, to devise, to come up with; to manage to find (money, time, etc.), to scrape together (funds).
Other ways to say “To work out” in Japanese
講ずる
kouzuru to take (e.g. measures), to work out (e.g. a plan); to lecture, to read aloud; to confer
編み出す
amidasu to think up, to think out, to work out, to come up with, to devise, to invent; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
拈り出す
hineridasu to work out, to think up, to devise, to come up with; to manage to find (money, time, etc.), to scrape together (funds)
講じる
koujiru to take (e.g. measures), to work out (e.g. a plan); to lecture, to read aloud; to confer
捻り出せる
hineridaseru to work out, to think up, to devise, to come up with; to manage to find (money, time, etc.), to scrape together (funds)
ひねり出す
hineridasu to work out, to think up, to devise, to come up with; to manage to find (money, time, etc.), to scrape together (funds)
ヒネリ出す
hineridasu to work out, to think up, to devise, to come up with; to manage to find (money, time, etc.), to scrape together (funds)
ひねりだす
hineridasu to work out, to think up, to devise, to come up with; to manage to find (money, time, etc.), to scrape together (funds)
ひねり出せる
hineridaseru to work out, to think up, to devise, to come up with; to manage to find (money, time, etc.), to scrape together (funds)
掘り尽くす
horitsukusu to work out (a mine), to exhaust (vein of ore)
案ずる
anzuru to be anxious (about), to be concerned (about), to worry (about), to fear; to think out (e.g. a plan), to work out, to devise, to consider, to ponder; to investigate
Looking for the other direction? Search any Japanese word in the Nihoner lexicon, or practise what you have learned in the learning games.