再審|さいしんsaishin[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, lawretrial; reopening of a case
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbreview; reexamination
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 再審する(さいしんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 再審します(さいしんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 再審しない(さいしんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 再審しません(さいしんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 再審せず・再審せぬ(さいしんせず・さいしんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 再審した(さいしんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 再審しました(さいしんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 再審しなかった(さいしんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 再審しませんでした(さいしんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 再審して(さいしんして) |
| Potential | 再審できる(さいしんできる) |
| Passive | 再審される(さいしんされる) |
| Causative | 再審させる(さいしんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 再審させられる(さいしんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 再審すれば(さいしんすれば) |
| tara | 再審したら(さいしんしたら) |
| Volitional | 再審しよう(さいしんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 再審しましょう(さいしんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 再審しろ(さいしんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related見直すみなおすNeutralNeutral verb for re-examining something with an eye to improving it. 「再審」 leans to the legal sense of retrying a case.
- Related再検討さいけんとうWrittenWritten/formal prose for reconsidering or re-evaluating a plan or proposal. 「再審」 leans to the legal side.
- Related見直しみなおしNeutralNeutral noun for reviewing and revising a plan or system. 「再審」 leans to the legal sense of a case heard anew.
- Related再調さいちょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for re-investigation. 「再審」 goes beyond general re-examination, often meaning a case is retried after a finalized verdict is overturned.
- Related調べ直すしらべなおすCasualColloquial verb for checking or verifying something again. 「再審」 is narrower, leaning to the legal sense of retrying a case.
- Related再検さいけんWrittenWritten/formal prose for rechecking something. 「再審」 leans to the legal sense of retrying a case.
- Related再吟味さいぎんみFormalFormal word for examining something closely once more. 「再審」 leans to the legal sense of retrying a case.
- Related再検査さいけんさNeutralNeutral word for running a check or test again, as in a follow-up medical exam. 「再審」 leans to the legal sense of retrying a case.
- Related再点検WrittenWritten/formal prose for checking or verifying something again. 「再審」 leans to the legal sense of retrying a case.
- Antonym初審しょしんFormalFormal antonym: the first trial held by a court. 「再審」 retries a case whose judgment is already final — first hearing versus retrial.
To overturn a finalized judgment and try a case again, use 「再審」, as in 「再審請求」. For re-checks use 「再検査」, for reviewing and revising use 「見直し」, for re-evaluating use 「再検討」; the opposite of 「再審」 is 「初審」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


