予行|よこうyokou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 前まえもって本番ほんばん通とおりに行おこなうこと。
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