How to say "confirmation" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 確認かくにんnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers confirmation in the sense of checking that something is correct, received, or settled, such as confirming an appointment or a message. The default choice for most everyday uses.
- 検証けんしょうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbConfirmation as verification: examining evidence to establish that a claim, theory, or result actually holds. Typical of research, testing, and fact-checking contexts rather than routine checking.
- 確定かくていnoun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbConfirmation in the sense of something being finalized or settled, when a decision, schedule, or result becomes fixed. Suits contexts where the outcome is now definitive.
- 確かめたしかめnounThe act of confirming or making sure of something by checking it oneself. It is really the nominalized form of the verb 確かめる, so for confirmation as a noun 確認 is usually the word you want.
- 追認ついにんnoun, suru verb, transitive verbConfirmation as retroactive approval: ratifying or endorsing something already done or decided, often by a superior or later party. It is seldom the word you want for ordinary confirmation; think of approval given after the fact.
Use 確認 for checking that something is true or correct, 検証 for verifying claims or evidence, 確定 for decisions being finalized, 「確かめ」 for the act of making sure, and 追認 for ratifying or endorsing after the fact.
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Japanese equivalents
- 確認かくにんconfirmation
- 検証けんしょうverification
- 確定かくていdecision
- 確かめたしかめconfirmation
- 追認ついにんratification
- 認証にんしょうcertification
- 確証かくしょうconclusive evidence
- 堅信けんしんconfirmation (rite)
- コンファームconfirmation (e.g. of a reservation)
- 確言かくげんassertion
- 堅信礼けんしんれい(the Christian sacrament of) confirmation
- 確認証かくにんしょう(proof of) confirmation
- 裏書うらがきproof
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