一致|いっちitchi[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbagreement; accord; correspondence; consistency; coincidence; match
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbunion; unity; cooperation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 一致する（いっちする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 一致します（いっちします） |
| Negative (nai) | 一致しない（いっちしない） |
| polite (masen) | 一致しません（いっちしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 一致せず・一致せぬ（いっちせず・いっちせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 一致した（いっちした） |
| polite (mashita) | 一致しました（いっちしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 一致しなかった（いっちしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 一致しませんでした（いっちしませんでした） |
| Te form | 一致して（いっちして） |
| Potential | 一致できる（いっちできる） |
| Passive | 一致される（いっちされる） |
| Causative | 一致させる（いっちさせる） |
| Causative passive | 一致させられる（いっちさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 一致すれば（いっちすれば） |
| tara | 一致したら（いっちしたら） |
| Volitional | 一致しよう（いっちしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 一致しましょう（いっちしましょう） |
| Imperative | 一致しろ（いっちしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym合致がっちWrittenWritten/formal prose: fitting conditions or aims exactly, as in 「条件に合致する」. 「一致」 is broader and common in everyday speech too.
- Synonym符合ふごうWrittenWritten/formal prose: two things matching each other, as in 「証言が符合する」. 「一致」 is more general and can replace it in most cases.
- SynonymコンセンサスNeutralNeutral loanword: consensus reached by the parties, mostly in politics and business. 「一致」 is not limited to opinions and covers any sameness.
- Synonym合うあうNeutralNeutral everyday verb: matching or suiting, as in 「意見が合う」. 「一致する」 is more formal and stresses being exactly the same.
- Synonym同調どうちょうNeutralNeutral: going along with others or aligning with them, as in 「同調圧力」. 「一致」 only states sameness, with no nuance of yielding to others.
- Synonym暗合あんごうWrittenWritten/formal prose: coinciding by chance, an accidental match. 「一致」 only states sameness and says nothing about whether it is coincidental.
- Synonym契合けいごうWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare: opinions or views fitting together. In daily speech 「一致」 or 「合致」 is normally used.
- Related調和ちょうわNeutralNeutral: overall harmony, things blending well together. 「一致」 stresses being exactly the same; 「調和」 does not require sameness.
- Related合意ごういWrittenWritten/formal prose: two parties reaching agreement, mostly in negotiations and contracts, as in 「合意に達する」. 「一致」 is not limited to opinions.
- Related和合わごうWrittenWritten/formal prose: harmonious getting along, or things blending together. 「一致」 is about content being the same and carries no sense of rapport.
- Related同意どういNeutralNeutral: approving or assenting to an opinion, also sameness of meaning. 「一致」 means mutual sameness with no difference, not approval.
- Related釣り合いつりあいNeutralNeutral: balance or being well matched, stressing equilibrium between the two. 「一致」 stresses exact sameness; unlike things can still be 「釣り合い」.
- RelatedハーモニーNeutralNeutral loanword: harmony, mostly in music or figuratively for smooth teamwork. 「一致」 has no nuance of pleasing, harmonious sound.
- RelatedフィットNeutralNeutral loanword: fitting well, as clothes fitting the body. 「一致」 is about two things being the same, not about whether they suit.
- Related対応たいおうNeutralNeutral: corresponding or being equivalent in pairs, also handling or dealing with something. 「一致」 demands exact sameness; 「対応」 only pairing.
- Related総意そういWrittenWritten/formal prose: the collective will of all members, as in 「国民の総意」. 「一致」 describes mutual sameness and is not tied to a collective will.
- Related適合てきごうWrittenWritten/formal prose: meeting conditions or specifications, as in 「基準に適合する」. 「一致」 is about sameness and need not involve a standard.
- Related吻合ふんごうWrittenWritten/formal prose: fitting together perfectly; in medicine, the joining of blood vessels etc., a technical use. Everyday speech says 「一致」.
- Related整合性せいごうせいWrittenWritten/formal prose: freedom from contradiction, coherence, mostly for data, logic and systems. 「一致」 can apply to any two things being the same.
- Related諧調かいちょうWrittenWritten/formal prose: a pleasing, harmonious tone of sounds or colors. 「一致」 is about sameness; 「諧調」 is about many elements blending pleasantly.
- Related投合とうごうNeutralNeutral: hitting it off, mostly in 「意気投合」, stressing compatible temperaments. 「一致」 is not limited to human temperament.
- Related和するわするWrittenWritten/formal prose: getting along amicably, or joining in and adding a voice of accord. 「一致」 describes the resulting sameness, not the act of chiming in.
- Antonym相違そういWrittenWritten/formal prose antonym: difference or discrepancy, as in 「事実と相違する」. It contrasts with 「一致」 in whether things are the same.
- Antonym不一致ふいっちNeutralNeutral antonym: lack of agreement or match, as in 「意見の不一致」. It is the direct negation of 「一致」 and stands opposite to it.
Use 「一致」 for two or more things being exactly the same or opinions matching. Say 「合致」 for fitting conditions or aims, 「合意」 for agreements reached in negotiations, 「調和」 for overall harmony, and 「合う」 in casual speech. For coincidence use 「暗合」, for standards 「適合」, for data or logic 「整合性」, and for collective will 「総意」; the antonyms are 「不一致」 and 「相違」.
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