刷新|さっしんsasshin[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbreform; renovation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 刷新する（さっしんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 刷新します（さっしんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 刷新しない（さっしんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 刷新しません（さっしんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 刷新せず・刷新せぬ（さっしんせず・さっしんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 刷新した（さっしんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 刷新しました（さっしんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 刷新しなかった（さっしんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 刷新しませんでした（さっしんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 刷新して（さっしんして） |
| Potential | 刷新できる（さっしんできる） |
| Passive | 刷新される（さっしんされる） |
| Causative | 刷新させる（さっしんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 刷新させられる（さっしんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 刷新すれば（さっしんすれば） |
| tara | 刷新したら（さっしんしたら） |
| Volitional | 刷新しよう（さっしんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 刷新しましょう（さっしんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 刷新しろ（さっしんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym一新いっしんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A complete change that leaves something entirely new, as in 「面目一新」; 「刷新」 stresses rooting out abuses for a thorough overhaul.
- Synonym革新かくしんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Reforming old institutions; also used for the reformist camp. 「刷新」 focuses on purging abuses.
- Synonym更新こうしんNeutralNeutral. Updating, renewing a contract, or breaking a record (記録の更新). 「刷新」 is about sweeping away abuses instead.
- Synonym改新かいしんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Reform and renewal, as in the historical 「大化の改新」; 「刷新」 is the more common word today.
- Synonym改革かいかくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Reforming institutions and organizations; 「刷新」 stresses a complete fresh start.
- SynonymリニューアルCasualColloquial loanword. Renovating or revamping shops and products; 「刷新」 targets abuses in reform.
- Synonym改造かいぞうNeutralNeutral. Remodeling machines or restructuring organizations; 「刷新」 stresses purging abuses.
- Synonym更改こうかいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Altering the contents of a contract; 「刷新」 is about sweeping renewal.
- Synonym変革へんかくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Fundamentally transforming society or its systems; 「刷新」 more typically centers on renewing organizations and personnel.
- Related改めるあらためるNeutralNeutral verb meaning to change or correct; 「刷新」 also works as 「刷新する」, stressing sweeping out the old for a thorough renewal.
- Related改変かいへんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Altering the content of works or rules; 「刷新」 means purging old abuses for a fresh start.
- Related改正かいせいNeutralNeutral. Revising laws and rules, as in 「法改正」; 「刷新」 concerns an organization's overall image.
- Related修正しゅうせいNeutralNeutral. Correcting errors or shortcomings, usually in part; 「刷新」 is a wholesale renewal.
- Related変更へんこうNeutralNeutral. Changing plans or content; common in both speech and writing, with no positive or negative shade. 「刷新」 stresses purging abuses for a fresh look.
- Related改定かいていWrittenWritten/formal prose. Revising rules or prices, as in 「料金改定」; 「刷新」 suggests a whole new look.
- Related改築かいちくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Rebuilding or remodeling a building; 「刷新」 is about renewing an organization or its personnel.
- Related手直してなおしCasualColloquial. Touching up a nearly finished product, as in 「原稿の手直し」; 「刷新」 is a thorough overhaul.
- Related修整しゅうせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Retouching photos or making adjustments; 「刷新」 is about organizational renewal.
- Related模様替えもようがえCasualColloquial. Rearranging a room's layout or decor; 「刷新」 is about organizational renewal.
- RelatedかいぜんNeutralNeutral. Fixing what is bad to make it better, possibly piece by piece; 「刷新」 aims at a total fresh start.
- Related改良かいりょうNeutralNeutral. Improving products or breeds, as in 「品種改良」; 「刷新」 concerns an organization's overall renewal.
- RelatedリノベーションCasualColloquial loanword. Renovating or remodeling buildings; 「刷新」 is about renewing an organization.
- Antonym墨守ぼくしゅWrittenWritten/formal prose. Stubbornly clinging to old rules without change; the antonym of 「刷新」, which boldly pushes reform.
- Antonym固守こしゅWrittenWritten/formal prose. Firmly holding on to existing ways; the antonym of 「刷新」, which sweeps out the old and brings in the new.
「刷新」 means sweeping away abuses to make an organization or its personnel completely new, as in 「人事の刷新」. Use 「改革」 for reforming institutions, 「更新」 for renewing or breaking records, 「改善」 for fixing what is bad, and 「リニューアル」 for revamping a shop; the opposite is 「墨守」.
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