判然|はんぜんhanzen[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. adverb (with と), suru verb, noun, taru-adjective, intransitive verbclearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
    どちらが望のぞんだのか判然はんぜんとはしない。↗
    It isn't clear which of them wanted that.
Conjugation
Dictionary form判然する(はんぜんする)
Polite (masu)判然します(はんぜんします)
Negative (nai)判然しない(はんぜんしない)
polite (masen)判然しません(はんぜんしません)
classical zu / nu判然せず・判然せぬ(はんぜんせず・はんぜんせぬ)
Past (ta)判然した(はんぜんした)
polite (mashita)判然しました(はんぜんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)判然しなかった(はんぜんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)判然しませんでした(はんぜんしませんでした)
Te form判然して(はんぜんして)
Potential判然できる(はんぜんできる)
Passive判然される(はんぜんされる)
Causative判然させる(はんぜんさせる)
Causative passive判然させられる(はんぜんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)判然すれば(はんぜんすれば)
tara判然したら(はんぜんしたら)
Volitional判然しよう(はんぜんしよう)
polite (mashou)判然しましょう(はんぜんしましょう)
Imperative判然しろ(はんぜんしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym明瞭めいりょうWrittenWritten/formal word for clear and plain, as in 「明瞭な発音」. Close in sense to 「判然」 and more commonly used.
  • SynonymはっきりNeutralThe everyday word for clearly or definitely, most common in speech. 「判然」 is more written and mostly appears in the negative 「判然としない」.
  • SynonymくっきりNeutralA mimetic word for standing out sharply, as in 「くっきり見える」; it stresses visual distinctness of outlines.
  • Antonym曖昧あいまいNeutralMeans vague or ambiguous, the opposite of the clearness 「判然」 expresses.
  • Antonym不明瞭ふめいりょうWrittenWritten/formal word for unclear or indistinct; the direct opposite of 「判然」.

In speech say 「はっきり」; in written style use 「明瞭」. 「判然」 is written and mostly used in the negative, as in 「原因は判然としない」. For vague or unclear, use 「曖昧」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. はっきりとよくわかること。
  2. はっきりとよくわかるさま。
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