影響|えいきょうeikyou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbinfluence; effect; impact
    多おおくのテレビ番組ばんぐみが子供こどもたちに悪わるい影響えいきょうを与あたえている。↗
    Many TV programs have a bad influence on children.
Conjugation
Dictionary form影響する(えいきょうする)
Polite (masu)影響します(えいきょうします)
Negative (nai)影響しない(えいきょうしない)
polite (masen)影響しません(えいきょうしません)
classical zu / nu影響せず・影響せぬ(えいきょうせず・えいきょうせぬ)
Past (ta)影響した(えいきょうした)
polite (mashita)影響しました(えいきょうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)影響しなかった(えいきょうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)影響しませんでした(えいきょうしませんでした)
Te form影響して(えいきょうして)
Potential影響できる(えいきょうできる)
Passive影響される(えいきょうされる)
Causative影響させる(えいきょうさせる)
Causative passive影響させられる(えいきょうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)影響すれば(えいきょうすれば)
tara影響したら(えいきょうしたら)
Volitional影響しよう(えいきょうしよう)
polite (mashou)影響しましょう(えいきょうしましょう)
Imperative影響しろ(えいきょうしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymインパクトCasualA colloquial loanword for impact or a strong impression, as in 「インパクトがある」; unlike 「影響」, it stresses intensity.
  • Synonym感化かんかWrittenWritten/formal prose. Being led to change one's thinking or behavior, as in 「師に感化される」; usually by another person's character or ideas. 「影響」 applies to a wider range.
  • Synonym作用さようWrittenWritten/formal prose. Acting on something else, or biological functions, as in 「副作用」「化学作用」; tending toward scientific usage. 「影響」 is more everyday.
  • SynonymインフルエンスNeutralA loanword rarely used on its own in Japanese; mostly seen in the derivative 「インフルエンサー」. For influence, use 「影響」 in both speech and writing.
  • Related影響力えいきょうりょくNeutralRefers to the power or strength to influence, as in 「影響力が強い」; it is about capability, while 「影響」 is the influence itself and its results.
  • Related効果こうかNeutralThe effect something produces, as in 「薬の効果」; usually a desired result, also covering sound effects. 「影響」 can be good or bad and stresses spreading effects.
  • Related反映はんえいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Being reflected or embodied, as in 「意見を反映する」; also the reflection of light. 「影響」 is about effects spreading to other things and causing change.
  • Related響くひびくNeutralA verb; literally to resound or echo, extended to mean affecting some area, as in 「成績に響く」. 「影響」 is a noun with broader use.
  • Related結果けっかNeutralThe final result of something, as in 「試験の結果」; focuses on the end state, while 「影響」 is about one thing acting on another.
  • Related衝撃しょうげきNeutralA physical impact or psychological shock, as in 「衝撃を受ける」; stresses suddenness and intensity, which 「影響」 does not necessarily imply.
  • Related左右さゆうNeutralAs a verb, to sway or control, as in 「運命を左右する」; stresses a decisive role. Its literal meaning is left and right.
  • Related動かすうごかすNeutralA verb meaning to move or stir, as in 「心を動かす」; stresses bringing about a change in someone. 「影響」 is a noun for influence in general.

For influence in general, 「影響」 is the default choice. Use 「影響力」 for the power to influence, 「インパクト」 or 「衝撃」 for shock or a strong impression, 「効果」 for effects, and 「左右」 for deciding or controlling an outcome.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 【えいきょう】ある物ものによる働はたらきが他ほかの物ものにまで力ちからを及およぼし、変化へんかや反応はんのうを起おこさせること。また、その変化へんかおよび反応はんのうの結果けっか。
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