助言|じょげんjogen[0]heiban (flat)
じょごんjogon[0]heiban (flat)ok
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbadvice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 助言する（じょげんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 助言します（じょげんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 助言しない（じょげんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 助言しません（じょげんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 助言せず・助言せぬ（じょげんせず・じょげんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 助言した（じょげんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 助言しました（じょげんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 助言しなかった（じょげんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 助言しませんでした（じょげんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 助言して（じょげんして） |
| Potential | 助言できる（じょげんできる） |
| Passive | 助言される（じょげんされる） |
| Causative | 助言させる（じょげんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 助言させられる（じょげんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 助言すれば（じょげんすれば） |
| tara | 助言したら（じょげんしたら） |
| Volitional | 助言しよう（じょげんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 助言しましょう（じょげんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 助言しろ（じょげんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymアドバイスNeutralLoanword for advice and the most common choice in everyday speech. 「助言」 leans toward written style and stresses giving helpful input from the side.
- Synonym勧告かんこくWrittenUrging someone to take a particular course of action; also formal advice from administrative agencies. More solemn in tone than 「助言」.
- Synonym忠告ちゅうこくNeutralSincerely urging someone to correct their ways, with a warning nuance. 「助言」 is about offering ideas to help.
- Synonym進言しんげんWrittenFormal word for offering counsel or proposals to a superior. 「助言」 applies regardless of relative status.
- RelatedガイダンスNeutralLoanword for guidance: explanations for people doing something for the first time, e.g. a school orientation. 「助言」 is advice on a specific problem.
- Related勧めるすすめるNeutralA verb meaning to urge or recommend someone to do something. 「助言」 is a noun focused on giving ideas.
- Related持ちかけるもちかけるNeutralTo take the initiative and broach a matter with someone, as in 「相談を持ちかける」. 「助言」 is about giving your opinion.
- Related勧めすすめNeutralA noun for recommendation or urging, as in 「お勧め」. 「助言」 centers on helpful opinions.
- Related手引きてびきNeutralGuiding a beginner into a field, or a manual or how-to guide; also pulling strings for someone. 「助言」 is opinions you give, in speech or writing.
- Related提案ていあんNeutralPutting forward a plan or suggestion, as in 「企画を提案」, in formal and informal settings alike. 「助言」 means offering ideas from the side.
- Related提言ていげんWrittenWritten style: making proposals to society or government, as in 「政策提言」. 「助言」 tends more toward advice given to an individual.
- Related案内あんないNeutralShowing someone the way or guiding them; also notices and information. 「助言」 is about giving ideas.
- Related発案はつあんNeutralComing up with an idea or plan in the first place. 「助言」 is giving ideas to someone else.
- Related指導しどうNeutralTeaching and directing someone, whether long-term or one-off, as in 「指導を受ける」. 「助言」 merely offers opinions.
- Related提議ていぎWrittenWritten style: tabling a motion or proposal at a meeting. 「助言」 is giving ideas to someone else.
For helpful input from the side, use 「助言」, which leans written; in speech, 「アドバイス」 is the everyday default. Use 「忠告」 for sincerely urging change, 「勧告」 for weighty official advice, 「提案」 for a plan, and 「指導」 for teaching. 「進言」「提言」「提議」 are written words for upward or public proposals; 「ガイダンス」 is guidance for first-timers, and 「案内」「手引き」 mean showing people the way.
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