How to say "analysis" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 分析ぶんせきnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe general word for analysis: breaking a problem, situation, or set of data into parts to understand it. For 'analysis' with no special nuance, this is the word to reach for.
- 解析かいせきnoun, suru verb, transitive verbAnalysis in a technical or mathematical vein: working a problem or system apart step by step toward a solution, as in scientific and engineering contexts.An analysis of the nature of the heat island phenomenon and countermeasures.
- 検討けんとうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbNot analysis proper but careful examination or consideration: studying a matter in order to weigh it or decide something. Seldom the word you want when you mean 'analysis' in the technical sense.
- 分解ぶんかいnoun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbTaking something apart or breaking it into components — disassembly, dismantling, decomposition. Only marginal as 'analysis': use it for literal or physical breaking-down, not for analytical study.
- 解剖かいぼうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbPrimarily dissection or postmortem — cutting a body open for examination. Its 'analysis' sense is figurative: dissecting an issue or work in close detail, laying it bare.
Use 分析 for analysis in general; 解析 for technical or mathematical working-out; 検討 for weighing or examining a matter; 分解 for taking something apart; 解剖 for dissection or figuratively laying something bare.
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