審査|しんさshinsa[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbjudging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
   彼かれの作品さくひんを審査しんさするときには、彼かれの経験けいけん不足ふそくを考慮こうりょに入いれなければならない。↗

   In judging his work, we must take account of his lack of experience.

• Synonym監査かんさFormalFormal: auditing and oversight, e.g. 「会計監査」; mainly financial accounts, not general screening.
• Synonym考査こうさWrittenWritten/formal prose: schools assessing students' work, e.g. 「期末考査」; about measuring achievement.
• Synonym検定けんていNeutralCertification against a set standard, typically qualification or proficiency exams like 「漢字検定」; the focus is certifying a grade or level.
• Synonym調べしらべNeutralNoun for an investigation, as in 「警察の調べ」, common in news; also means a melody; no pass/fail element.
• Related検査けんさNeutralChecks for problems or defects, e.g. 「健康検査」 for medical checkups; focuses on finding faults rather than judging whether something passes.
• Related点検てんけんNeutralItem-by-item checking of equipment, as in 「定期点検」; geared to maintenance rather than judging acceptability.
• Related査定さていWrittenWritten/formal prose: assessing value or claims, e.g. 「保険の査定」; centres on setting a value, not pass/fail.
• Related検閲けんえつFormalFormal: censorship of publications, mail and the like, e.g. 「検閲制度」; about controlling content, not grading merit.
• Related調査ちょうさNeutralInvestigating facts or conditions, e.g. 「市場調査」; aims to learn the facts, with no pass/fail judgement.
• Related査察ささつFormalFormal: official compliance checks, e.g. 「核査察」; carried out by authorities such as tax offices.
• Related審判しんぱんNeutralRefereeing or court rulings, e.g. 「審判員」; sports officiating or judicial decisions rather than screening applications.
• Related吟味ぎんみNeutralCareful scrutiny of evidence, conditions, options, or selecting ingredients; does not necessarily end in a pass/fail verdict.
• RelatedテストNeutralLoanword for tests and trials; common in everyday speech.
• Related試験しけんNeutralExams and trials, e.g. 「入学試験」; tests knowledge or performance rather than reviewing submissions.
• Related鑑定かんていNeutralExpert appraisal of authenticity or value, e.g. 「鑑定士」; judging genuineness, not eligibility.
• Related検視けんしNeutralExamining bodies of unnatural deaths or surveying a scene to establish facts; 「審査」 instead decides whether something qualifies.
• Related検討けんとうNeutralStudying and discussing a matter from several angles, e.g. 「検討する」; weighs proposals rather than giving a pass/fail verdict.
• Related裁くさばくNeutralVerb: to judge or pass sentence, e.g. 「罪を裁く」; legal judgement rather than screening.
• Related捜査そうさFormalFormal: police investigation of crimes; about tracking down offenders, not judging quality.
• Related調べるしらべるNeutralThe everyday, most common verb for looking up or checking things; it carries no element of judging.
• Related判断はんだんNeutralA general word for reaching a decision or conclusion, e.g. 「判断を下す」; centres on thinking a matter through and deciding.
• Related評価ひょうかNeutralA general word for rating merit, e.g. 「高く評価する」; centres on judging how good or bad something is.
• Related検分けんぶんWrittenWritten/formal prose: on-site inspection, checking in person; field surveying rather than judging.
• Related査閲さえつFormalFormal: inspecting or reviewing in person, e.g. military drills; little used in modern Japanese.

Use 「審査」 for examining something in detail to decide whether it passes, and its quality or rank, as in 「入国審査」 and 「書類審査」. For checking whether anything is wrong use 「検査」; for audits 「監査」; for certification tests 「検定」; for fact-finding 「調査」; for exams 「試験」. Broad words like 「検討」「判断」「評価」「調べる」 cover thinking, judging or checking in general without a pass/fail verdict; others such as 「検閲」「捜査」「鑑定」「審判」 belong to specific fields.

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