好評|こうひょうkouhyou[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjective, no-adjectivefavorable reception; good reputation; popularity
Conjugation
| Plain form | 好評(こうひょう) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 好評です(こうひょうです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 好評ではない(こうひょうではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 好評ではありません(こうひょうではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 好評だった(こうひょうだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 好評ではなかった(こうひょうではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 好評で(こうひょうで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 好評に(こうひょうに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 好評なら(こうひょうなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym人気にんきNeutralBeing liked by many people, as in 「人気がある」. It measures how well-liked something is, while 「好評」 stresses that the evaluation itself is good.
- Synonym評判ひょうばんNeutralReputation or public evaluation, which can be good or bad: 「評判がいい」 vs 「悪い評判」. 「好評」 always means the evaluation is favorable.
- Related人受けひとうけNeutralThe impression one makes on others; personal likability, as in 「人受けがいい」. Centers on individual image rather than reviews of a work or product.
- Related一般受けNeutralPopularity with the general public. Not often used on its own; typically seen in 「一般受けする」, with 「大衆受け」 also common.
- Related受けが良いことNeutralA colloquial way of saying something is well received or gets a good response; a descriptive phrase, not a fixed noun like 「好評」.
- Antonym不評ふひょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Poor reviews or unpopularity; the direct opposite of 「好評」.
- Antonym悪評あくひょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A bad reputation or harsh criticism; also the opposite of 「好評」, but stronger than 「不評」.
Use 「好評」 for receiving good reviews, as in 「好評を博す」「好評発売中」. For being popular say 「人気」, for reputation 「評判」. The opposites are 「不評」 and 「悪評」.
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