How to say "assessment" in Japanese

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  • 査定さていCommon
    noun, suru verb, transitive verbFor assessment in the sense of putting a figure on value or damage — a property's worth, the amount of damage sustained — typically determined by a specialist. It also means revision of a budget.
    Credit card companies are not looking so hard at credit ratings.
  • 評価ひょうかJLPT N3approx.Common
    noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe broad default: evaluation or assessment of quality, performance, ability, or worth, whether of a person, work, or situation. When unsure which word fits a general 'assessment', this is usually it.
    あなたはどのようにして学生がくせいを評価ひょうかしますか。↗
    How do you assess your students?
  • nounThe loanword for assessment, used especially in technical and professional fields. When the Japanese materials in your field use this katakana term, it is the word to choose.
  • アセスCommon
    nounA shortened form of アセスメント. Recognize it when you see it, but as a learner you will normally want the full word; this clipped version is not the form to reach for first.
  • 品定めしなさだめCommon
    noun, suru verb, transitive verbEvaluation or appraisal, but in practice often the judgement of a person's worth or character, sometimes with a critical, gossipy nuance; seldom the neutral word for 'assessment' — for that, 評価 is the usual choice.
    次つぎには、主賓しゅひんがそれらを開ひらき、品定しなさだめをするのである。↗
    Then the guest of honor opens them and expresses his or her appreciation.

Use 評価 for general evaluation or assessment, 査定 for assessing value or damage, 「アセスメント」 (with its abbreviation 「アセス」) for technical loanword usage, and avoid 「品定め」, which implies judging or sizing up.

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