合意|ごういgoui[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 合意する（ごういする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 合意します（ごういします） |
| Negative (nai) | 合意しない（ごういしない） |
| polite (masen) | 合意しません（ごういしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 合意せず・合意せぬ（ごういせず・ごういせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 合意した（ごういした） |
| polite (mashita) | 合意しました（ごういしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 合意しなかった（ごういしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 合意しませんでした（ごういしませんでした） |
| Te form | 合意して（ごういして） |
| Potential | 合意できる（ごういできる） |
| Passive | 合意される（ごういされる） |
| Causative | 合意させる（ごういさせる） |
| Causative passive | 合意させられる（ごういさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 合意すれば（ごういすれば） |
| tara | 合意したら（ごういしたら） |
| Volitional | 合意しよう（ごういしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 合意しましょう（ごういしましょう） |
| Imperative | 合意しろ（ごういしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym同意どういNeutralApproving or accepting someone's opinion or request, as in 「提案に同意する」; 「合意」 is the outcome when all parties' views come together.
- SynonymコンセンサスNeutralA loanword for consensus, common in politics and business; 「合意」 has a more legal, formal flavor.
- Synonym協定きょうていNeutralAn arrangement settled through consultation, also a type of treaty, as in 「日米協定」; 「合意」 focuses on the alignment of views itself.
- Synonym協約きょうやくWrittenA formal pact between groups, as in 「労働協約」; 「合意」 is the broader term.
- Synonym折り合いおりあいNeutralReaching agreement through compromise, with a nuance of mutual concession; 「合意」 is more neutral.
- Synonym取り決めとりきめNeutralThe matters decided or agreed upon; 「合意」 stresses the result of views coming into line.
- Synonym申し合わせもうしあわせNeutralA mutual understanding or arrangement, not necessarily put in writing; 「合意」 leans toward formal agreement of views.
- Related一致いっちNeutralCovers agreement of opinions or things in general; 「合意」 specifically suggests an agreement reached after negotiation.
- Related総意そういWrittenA formal word for the collective will of all members; 「合意」 is an agreement reached between the parties concerned.
- Related契約けいやくNeutralA legally binding contract; 「合意」 is simply the meeting of minds.
- RelatedアグリーメントNeutralA loanword for agreement with a business flavor; in everyday speech 「合意」 is the usual word.
- Antonym反対はんたいNeutralOpposition — the direct opposite of 「合意」, where all parties' views align.
- Antonym対立たいりつNeutralConfrontation between opposing sides, the opposite of reaching consensus through 「合意」.
- Antonym異議いぎWrittenA formal word for an objection; the opposite of the agreement of views that 「合意」 denotes.
Use 「合意」 when two or more parties reach agreement, as in 「合意に達する」. Say 「同意」 for approving an opinion, 「コンセンサス」 for consensus, 「協定」 for an arrangement worked out through consultation, 「折り合い」 for compromise, and 「反対」 for opposition.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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