判定|はんていhantei[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbjudgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication; verdict; call
    審判しんぱんの判定はんていは絶対ぜったいだ。↗
    The judge's decision is final.
Conjugation
Dictionary form判定する(はんていする)
Polite (masu)判定します(はんていします)
Negative (nai)判定しない(はんていしない)
polite (masen)判定しません(はんていしません)
classical zu / nu判定せず・判定せぬ(はんていせず・はんていせぬ)
Past (ta)判定した(はんていした)
polite (mashita)判定しました(はんていしました)
Past negative (nakatta)判定しなかった(はんていしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)判定しませんでした(はんていしませんでした)
Te form判定して(はんていして)
Potential判定できる(はんていできる)
Passive判定される(はんていされる)
Causative判定させる(はんていさせる)
Causative passive判定させられる(はんていさせられる)
Conditional (ba)判定すれば(はんていすれば)
tara判定したら(はんていしたら)
Volitional判定しよう(はんていしよう)
polite (mashou)判定しましょう(はんていしましょう)
Imperative判定しろ(はんていしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym判断はんだんNeutralGeneral judging and drawing conclusions, as in 「判断を誤る」; it stresses the thinking process, while 「判定」 rules on a result against a set standard.
  • SynonymジャッジNeutralLoanword for refereeing or judging, as in 「ジャッジが厳しい」; it leans toward sports, while 「判定」 is the general word for ruling on a result.
  • Synonym裁きさばきNeutralNoun for judgement or adjudication, including divine judgement as in 「神の裁き」; 「判定」 is specifically a result ruled on against a standard.
  • Synonym鑑定かんていNeutralExpert appraisal of authenticity or value, as in 「筆跡鑑定」; it leans specialist judgement, while 「判定」 applies rules to decide an outcome.
  • Synonym審判しんぱんNeutralRefers to referees or trials, as in 「主審」; it leans toward sports matches and courts, while 「判定」 is the ruling itself.
  • SynonymジャッジメントWrittenWritten-register loanword for judging or evaluation in general; rare in everyday use. 「判定」 rules on a result against a standard and is much more common.
  • Related裁定さいていFormalFormal term for a ruling by an authority, as in 「仲裁裁定」; it leans official, while 「判定」 is the everyday word for deciding by a standard.
  • Related裁決さいけつFormalFormal word for an administrative ruling, as in 「裁決を下す」; it belongs to administrative procedure, unlike 「判定」, which rules on results by a standard.
  • Related決定けっていNeutralMeans deciding or settling something, as in 「方針を決定する」; it stresses making the final call and need not rest on a judging standard like 「判定」.
  • Related審査しんさNeutralScreening or examination, as in 「書類審査」; it leans toward judging whether something passes, while 「判定」 rules on the outcome itself.
  • Related裁くさばくNeutralA verb meaning to judge or adjudicate, as in 「罪を裁く」; it leans legal, while 「判定」 is a standard-based call on win/loss or pass/fail.
  • Related決議けつぎFormalFormal word for a resolution passed at a meeting; it stresses a collective decision by vote, not the standard-based calls 「判定」 makes.
  • Related結論けつろんNeutralThe conclusion reached after discussion or thought; it marks the endpoint of reasoning, while 「判定」 rules on a result against a standard.
  • Related査定さていWrittenWritten word for assessing value, as in 「査定額」; it leans toward pricing and valuation, not the win/loss or pass/fail calls of 「判定」.
  • RelatedアセスメントWrittenLoanword for assessment, as in 「環境アセスメント」; it leans technical and specialist, unlike the general standard-based calls of 「判定」.
  • Related判決はんけつFormalFormal term for a court judgement, as in 「判決を言い渡す」; it is used only in the judicial sphere, unlike the wider 「判定」.
  • Related評価ひょうかNeutralEvaluation of worth, as in 「高い評価」; it leans toward judging how good or bad something is, while 「判定」 settles an outcome by a standard.
  • Related品評ひんぴょうWrittenWritten word for judging merits and quality, as in 「品評会」; it leans toward contests of farm produce or works, not standard-based rulings.
  • Related判じるはんじるWrittenWritten verb for judging or working something out, as in 「謎を判じる」; it leans toward guessing and deciphering rather than standard-based rulings.
  • Related評定ひょうていWrittenWritten word for rating or grading; it leans toward assigning scores, where 「判定」 decides an outcome against a rule or standard.

Use 「判定」 for a result ruled on against a standard — win or loss, pass or fail, as in 「判定勝ち」 and 「合否判定」. For general judgement say 「判断」; for a court verdict, 「判決」; for sports officiating, 「ジャッジ」; for expert appraisal, 「鑑定」. Formal settings prefer 「裁定」 (official rulings), 「裁決」 (administrative) or 「決議」 (resolutions); 「決定」 is any final decision, 「評価」 weighs good or bad, and 「審査」 screens for pass/fail. Written terms like 「査定」 and 「品評」 cover valuation and critique.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 物事ものごとを比較ひかく・判断はんだんして、その是非ぜひや勝敗しょうはい、ルール上じょうの成否せいひ、基準値きじゅんち到達とうたつなどを決きめること。
  2. スポーツなどで、規定きていの終了しゅうりょう時じまでに決着けっちゃくがつかないとき、審判しんぱんが試合しあい内容ないようなどをもとに勝敗しょうはいを判断はんだんすること。
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