建議|けんぎkengi[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verbproposition; motion; proposal; suggestion
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 建議する（けんぎする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 建議します（けんぎします） |
| Negative (nai) | 建議しない（けんぎしない） |
| polite (masen) | 建議しません（けんぎしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 建議せず・建議せぬ（けんぎせず・けんぎせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 建議した（けんぎした） |
| polite (mashita) | 建議しました（けんぎしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 建議しなかった（けんぎしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 建議しませんでした（けんぎしませんでした） |
| Te form | 建議して（けんぎして） |
| Potential | 建議できる（けんぎできる） |
| Passive | 建議される（けんぎされる） |
| Causative | 建議させる（けんぎさせる） |
| Causative passive | 建議させられる（けんぎさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 建議すれば（けんぎすれば） |
| tara | 建議したら（けんぎしたら） |
| Volitional | 建議しよう（けんぎしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 建議しましょう（けんぎしましょう） |
| Imperative | 建議しろ（けんぎしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym申し出もうしでNeutralA request or wish someone puts forward on their own initiative, as in 「辞任の申し出」; the focus is on the individual coming forward, not a formal opinion to the authorities.
- Synonym提案ていあんNeutralThe most common everyday word for putting forward a plan or suggestion; unlike 建議 it does not imply addressing a superior or the government.
- Synonym提言ていげんWrittenWritten-style word for publicly putting forward one's views or recommendations, as in 「政策提言」; the focus is on stating opinions openly.
- SynonymプロポーザルFormalA loanword for a plan or proposal document presented for a business or project; leans toward business and bidding contexts, formal.
- Synonym申し入れもうしいれNeutralA formal presentation of demands in a negotiation, as in 「抗議の申し入れ」; the focus is on negotiation rather than suggestion.
- Synonym発案はつあんNeutralComing up with an idea or plan in the first place; the focus is on originating the idea, which need not be submitted to a superior.
- Synonym発議はつぎFormalFormal parliamentary term for raising a matter and requesting deliberation; more procedural than 建議.
- Synonym建言けんげんFormalFormal, written-style word for voicing an opinion to the authorities or one's superiors; close in sense to 建議 but used less often.
- Synonym提議ていぎWrittenWritten-style word for submitting a motion or proposal at a meeting; the focus is on meeting procedure.
- Synonym献策けんさくFormalA formal, old-fashioned word for offering plans or stratagems to a superior; the focus is on providing counsel.
Use 「建議」 to formally submit an opinion to the government or a superior — written-leaning, as in 「建議書」「政府に建議する」. For everyday suggestions 「提案」 is the default; 「提言」 is a written public recommendation, 「申し出」 a personal request, 「申し入れ」 formal demands, 「発案」 an original idea, 「発議」「提議」 procedural motions, and 「建言」「献策」 formal advice to superiors.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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