予行|よこうyokou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbrehearsal
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 予行する(よこうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 予行します(よこうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 予行しない(よこうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 予行しません(よこうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 予行せず・予行せぬ(よこうせず・よこうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 予行した(よこうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 予行しました(よこうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 予行しなかった(よこうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 予行しませんでした(よこうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 予行して(よこうして) |
| Potential | 予行できる(よこうできる) |
| Passive | 予行される(よこうされる) |
| Causative | 予行させる(よこうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 予行させられる(よこうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 予行すれば(よこうすれば) |
| tara | 予行したら(よこうしたら) |
| Volitional | 予行しよう(よこうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 予行しましょう(よこうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 予行しろ(よこうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymリハーサルNeutralLoanword for a rehearsal of a performance or broadcast; more common in everyday speech than 「予行」.
- SynonymリハCasualColloquial shortening of 「リハーサル」; can also refer to rehabilitation training.
- Related練習れんしゅうNeutralThe everyday word for practice: repeated training to improve a skill, not necessarily following the formal procedure of the real event.
- Related稽古けいこNeutralTraining in the martial and traditional arts; refers to regular day-to-day practice rather than a pre-event run-through.
- Related下稽古したげいこNeutralRehearsing done in advance of a performance; mostly used in theater.
- Related予行演習よこうえんしゅうWrittenWritten full form of 「予行」; a dry run held before a ceremony or event.
- Related立ち稽古たちげいこNeutralTheater term for rehearsing on your feet, running through lines together with the actual movements.
- Antonym本番ほんばんNeutralThe real performance or broadcast, the opposite of the advance rehearsal that 「予行」 describes.
Use 「予行」 for a full run-through of a ceremony or event done exactly as the real thing, often as 「予行演習」. Use 「リハーサル」 for performance or broadcast rehearsals and 「練習」 for everyday practice; the others cover specific contexts.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


