巡視|じゅんしjunshi[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbinspection tour
Conjugation
Dictionary form巡視する(じゅんしする)
Polite (masu)巡視します(じゅんしします)
Negative (nai)巡視しない(じゅんししない)
polite (masen)巡視しません(じゅんししません)
classical zu / nu巡視せず・巡視せぬ(じゅんしせず・じゅんしせぬ)
Past (ta)巡視した(じゅんしした)
polite (mashita)巡視しました(じゅんししました)
Past negative (nakatta)巡視しなかった(じゅんししなかった)
polite (masen deshita)巡視しませんでした(じゅんししませんでした)
Te form巡視して(じゅんしして)
Potential巡視できる(じゅんしできる)
Passive巡視される(じゅんしされる)
Causative巡視させる(じゅんしさせる)
Causative passive巡視させられる(じゅんしさせられる)
Conditional (ba)巡視すれば(じゅんしすれば)
tara巡視したら(じゅんししたら)
Volitional巡視しよう(じゅんししよう)
polite (mashou)巡視しましょう(じゅんししましょう)
Imperative巡視しろ(じゅんししろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym巡回じゅんかいNeutralGoing around on a fixed route or circuit, also for touring performances and mobile medical services; 「巡視」 is officials or security staff inspecting.
  • Synonym見回りみまわりNeutralPatrolling or checking around, common in speech, as in 「夜の見回り」; the point is spotting anything unusual.
  • SynonymパトロールNeutralLoanword for police and security patrols, very common in daily use; it leans to security policing, while 「巡視」 leans to inspection for vigilance and supervision.
  • Synonym視察しさつNeutralGoing on site to observe the actual situation; used by officials, business people and researchers alike, and need not involve rounds.
  • Synonym見回るみまわるNeutralVerb for going around on a patrol; colloquial, and corresponds to the noun 「見回り」.
  • Synonym巡邏じゅんらWrittenAn old-fashioned written term for patrolling, rarely used today.
  • Related警らけいらWrittenPolice patrols; in-house police jargon, as in 「警ら中」.
  • Related哨戒しょうかいWrittenVigilance patrols by troops and naval vessels, as in 「哨戒機」; strongly military in flavor.
  • Related検分けんぶんWrittenInspecting in person on the spot and confirming what one finds; about checking, not about making rounds.
  • Related査察ささつWrittenInspections or audits by regulatory authorities, such as tax investigations.
  • Related巡検じゅんけんWrittenAn inspection tour made in rounds; rare in writing, used mostly for geographical field surveys.

Use 「巡視」 for officials or security staff going around to inspect, as in 「巡視船」 and 「院内を巡視する」. For security patrols say 「パトロール」, for going around on a route 「巡回」, and for visiting a site to observe 「視察」. 「警ら」 is police jargon, 「哨戒」 military, 「査察」 regulatory audits, and 「検分」 an on-the-spot check.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 警戒けいかい・監督かんとくのため見回みまわること。
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