品評|ひんぴょうhinpyou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbestimation; criticism; comment

• Synonym評価ひょうかNeutralThe everyday word for evaluating something; broader than 「品評」, it covers judging worth in general and can also mean a favourable rating.
• Synonym品定めしなさだめNeutralWeighing the merits or worth of people or things; not restricted to formal assessment, and can carry a critical, sizing-up nuance, as in 「客を品定めする」.
• SynonymレビューNeutralLoanword: a review — an evaluation written about a work or product, like online shopping reviews.
• Synonym評論ひょうろんWrittenWritten: commentary or critique worked up into an article or essay; 「品評」 is the act of judging quality itself.
• Synonym批評ひひょうNeutralCritique: pointing out strong and weak points to make an assessment; the usual word for reviewing works.
• Synonym論評ろんぴょうWrittenWritten: discussing something at length and evaluating it, as in newspaper commentary.
• Synonym評ひょうWrittenWritten: a comment or verdict; mostly seen as a suffix in words like 「書評」 (book review).
• Synonym講評こうひょうFormalFormal: a teacher's or judge's commentary explaining the reasons behind an assessment, spoken or written; 「品評」 is the judging itself.
• Synonym評するひょうするWrittenWritten verb: to evaluate or comment on something; the verb form where 「品評」 is a noun.
• Related査定さていWrittenWritten: fixing a monetary amount or grade after investigation, as in 「保険の査定」; about determining value, not commenting on quality.
• Related価値判断かちはんだんWrittenWritten: a value judgement; the focus is on the thought process of deciding whether something is good or bad, important or not, rather than on rating merits.
• Related判断はんだんNeutralJudging or deciding after weighing things up; the broadest of these words, covering any decision, not just rating quality.
• Related批判ひはんWrittenWritten: pointing out faults and errors, so it carries a disapproving tone; 「品評」 weighs merits without that negative edge.
• Related判定はんていNeutralDeciding right or wrong, win or loss, by applying set criteria, as in sports calls; the stress is on reaching a verdict against a standard.
• Related格付けかくづけNeutralGrading or ranking by level, as by a 「格付け会社」 (rating agency); about assigning ranks, not commenting on quality.
• Related選評せんぴょうWrittenWritten: selecting the best works or poems and adding comments on them; combines selection with commentary.
• RelatedジャッジCasualColloquial loanword: a referee's call or decision, mostly in sports; also the judge or umpire themselves.
• Related値踏みねぶみCasualColloquial: estimating what something is worth in money or value; also used for sizing a person up.
• Related判ずるはんずるWrittenWritten verb: deciding what is right or what should be done, and also deciphering puzzles or codes; 「品評」 is about rating quality.

To rate the merits of items or works, 「品評」 is the word — written in tone and most often seen in 「品評会」. For evaluation in general, use 「評価」; for weighing good and bad, 「品定め」; for written critiques, 「批評」. 「査定」 fixes amounts or grades, 「判定」 rules on outcomes by criteria, 「格付け」 assigns ranks, 「レビュー」 covers product and work reviews, 「値踏み」 and 「ジャッジ」 are colloquial, and 「批判」 stresses pointing out faults.

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1. 物品ぶっぴんや物事ものごとの優劣ゆうれつなどを評ひょうして定さだめること。