How to say "rating" in Japanese
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- 格付けかくづけnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'rating' as ranking or grading things into tiers, the sense behind credit ratings and similar official classifications; the nuance is assigning something a rank or grade rather than judging its quality.
- 評価ひょうかnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe general word for evaluating or assessing something; it covers rating in the sense of judging quality or value, and is what you use for everyday appraisals, performance reviews, and user ratings.あなたはどのようにして学生を評価しますか。↗How do you assess your students?
- 評点ひょうてんnounRefers to the marks and comments given on examinations or schoolwork; for 'rating' it is really this test-score sense, and it is not the word for ratings of films, products, or credit.
- 等級とうきゅうnounNames a grade, class, or degree into which something falls; it denotes the level or category itself rather than the act of rating, so it fits 'rating' only in that grading-and-classifying sense.
- nounA loanword used for numeric ratings or rankings, especially in games and competitions where a player's strength is expressed as a number; it is not the general-purpose word for other senses of 'rating'.
Use 「格付け」 for official ranking or grading such as credit ratings, 評価 for general evaluation or appraisal, 評点 for examination marks, 等級 for a grade or class category, and 「レート」 for numeric ratings in games and competition.
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