喝采|かっさいkassai[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 喝采する（かっさいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 喝采します（かっさいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 喝采しない（かっさいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 喝采しません（かっさいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 喝采せず・喝采せぬ（かっさいせず・かっさいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 喝采した（かっさいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 喝采しました（かっさいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 喝采しなかった（かっさいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 喝采しませんでした（かっさいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 喝采して（かっさいして） |
| Potential | 喝采できる（かっさいできる） |
| Passive | 喝采される（かっさいされる） |
| Causative | 喝采させる（かっさいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 喝采させられる（かっさいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 喝采すれば（かっさいすれば） |
| tara | 喝采したら（かっさいしたら） |
| Volitional | 喝采しよう（かっさいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 喝采しましょう（かっさいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 喝采しろ（かっさいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym賞賛しょうさんWrittenWritten praise in words; unlike 「喝采」 it does not require cheering aloud on the spot and is quieter in tone.
- Synonym拍手はくしゅNeutralNeutral. Clapping to show approval; also the clapping ritual at shrines. Carries no shouting, unlike 「喝采」.
- Synonym歓声かんせいNeutralNeutral. A loud shout of joy; not necessarily praise, unlike 「喝采」.
- Synonym褒めるほめるCasualColloquial and the most common everyday word; praising someone's good points, with no cheering on the spot.
- Synonym歓呼かんこWrittenWritten/formal prose; shouting aloud for joy, as in 「歓呼の声」.
- Synonym嘆賞たんしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose and rather rare; praise felt wholeheartedly, with an exclamatory coloring.
- Synonym褒め称えるほめたたえるNeutralNeutral. Warm, enthusiastic praising and extolling; usable in writing and not limited to the scene itself.
- Synonym称揚しょうようWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare; extolling and commending without any cheering aloud. In daily speech say 「褒める」.
- Synonym拍手喝采はくしゅかっさいNeutralNeutral. Clapping and cheering together; more vivid and enthusiastic than 「喝采」 alone.
- Synonym賞嘆しょうたんWrittenWritten/formal prose; admiring praise out of respect, synonymous with 「嘆賞」.
- Synonym賛するさんするWrittenWritten/formal prose; also means approving or inscribing a eulogy on a painting. Uncommon in daily use.
- Synonym称えるたたえるWrittenWritten/formal prose; extolling to express respect and admiration, as in 「功績を称える」.
- Synonym褒め立てるほめたてるCasualColloquial; heaping praise on someone nonstop, with a hint of going overboard.
- Synonym頌するしょうするFormalFormal; eulogizing a person's achievements and virtues in solemn writing, not cheering on the spot.
- Synonym賞するしょうするWrittenWritten/formal prose; giving favorable judgment or savoring and appreciating something.
- Related謳歌おうかWrittenWritten/formal prose; enjoying to the full or singing praises in unison, as in 「青春を謳歌する」. Not an audience cheering on the spot.
- Related応援おうえんNeutralNeutral. Cheering to encourage one's own side; 「喝采」 instead focuses on praising a fine performance itself.
- Antonym非難ひなんWrittenAntonym, written/formal prose; criticizing another's faults, the opposite of praising and cheering with 「喝采」.
- AntonymブーイングCasualAntonym, colloquial loanword; an audience booing to show displeasure, the opposite of 「喝采」.
- AntonymやじCasualAntonym, colloquial; heckling to mock or disrupt a performer or speaker. Natural in speech too, the opposite of cheering with 「喝采」.
Use 「喝采」 for an audience cheering and shouting praise aloud, as in 「喝采を浴びる」. For clapping without shouting use 「拍手」; for praise in words, especially in writing, 「賞賛」; for everyday compliments 「褒める」. 「歓声」 is any shout of joy, 「応援」 is cheering for one's own side, and 「拍手喝采」 is clapping plus cheering. The opposites are 「非難」, 「ブーイング」 and 「野次」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 声を上げてほめそやすこと。また、その声。
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