How to say "verification" in Japanese
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- 確認かくにんnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers verification in the everyday sense of checking that something is correct, done, or in order. The usual choice for double-checking details, documents, or arrangements.
- 検証けんしょうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe closest match for verification as an act of testing whether a claim, method, or result actually holds. Typical in analytical, scientific, and technical contexts where something is examined for validity.
- 実証じっしょうsuru verb, no-adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verbVerification in the sense of substantiating something with actual evidence — demonstrating that it is real or true rather than merely checking it. Common in talk of empirical support for claims or theories.
- 追試ついしnoun, suru verb, transitive verbRestricted to verification of experimental results by repeating the original experiment — replication in the strict sense. It is not a general word for verification and will sound odd outside research contexts.
- 証明しょうめいnoun, suru verb, transitive verbPrimarily means proof or proving — establishing something conclusively, as in mathematics. It can translate 'verification' only in that conclusive sense, so it is seldom the word for routine checking or confirmation.
For everyday checking use 確認; for testing whether a claim, method, or result holds use 検証; 実証 demonstrates something with evidence, 追試 replicates experiments, and 証明 is conclusive proof.
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