影響|えいきょうeikyou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbinfluence; effect; impact
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.
- 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.
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