批判|ひはんhihan[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbcriticism; judgement; judgment; comment
   彼かれの批判ひはんは非常ひじょうに厳きびしかった。↗

   His criticisms were very severe.

• Synonym非難ひなんNeutralBlaming or censuring someone for their faults, as in 「非難を浴びる」. It covers only the blaming side, while 「批判」 can also mean reasoned critique.
• Synonym批評ひひょうNeutralAssessing the good and bad points of a work or thing, as in 「映画の批評」. It weighs both strengths and weaknesses, whereas 「批判」 mostly points out problems.
• SynonymレビューNeutralLoanword for reviews or evaluations of works and products, as in 「レビューを書く」; it can also mean rechecking something. Reviews usually weigh good and bad.
• Synonym評論ひょうろんNeutralSystematic commentary on works or social phenomena, as in 「文芸評論」. It centers on discussion and analysis, and is not necessarily negative.
• Synonym論評ろんぴょうWrittenWritten word for commenting on the content of something, as in 「論評を控える」. Used mostly for news and current-affairs commentary.
• Synonym評ひょうWrittenWritten word for comments or criticism, used mostly as a suffix in words like 「書評」 and 「好評」; it rarely stands alone.
• Synonym糾弾きゅうだんWrittenWritten word for exposing wrongdoing and denouncing it publicly, as in 「不正を糾弾する」. Intense in tone and implies pursuing culpability.
• Synonym酷評こくひょうNeutralExtremely harsh criticism, as in 「酷評される」. Stronger than 「批判」 and used mostly in commentary on works.
• Synonym咎めるとがめるNeutralVerb for blaming someone's faults; also used for a guilty conscience as in 「良心が咎める」. Everyday reproach, not systematic critique.
• Synonym論難ろんなんWrittenWritten word for attacking another's errors with arguments; found in polemical writing and rare in daily speech. More aggressive than 「批判」.
• SynonymクリティシズムWrittenLoanword for criticism or commentary, found mainly in academic and literary-theory writing. In everyday speech people say 「批判」 or 「批評」.
• Synonym弁難べんなんWrittenWritten word for denouncing someone verbally. Almost never used today; 「非難」 is the usual choice.
• Synonym咎めとがめNeutralBlame or punishment for a fault, as in 「お咎めなし」. Mostly seen in set phrases, and leans toward the disciplinary side.
• Related問責もんせきWrittenWritten word for pursuing responsibility and censuring, as in 「問責決議」. Mainly political; more formal and severe than 「批判」.
• Related講評こうひょうNeutralA teacher's or judge's commentary on a work or performance, as in 「審査員の講評」. Instructional in nature, covering both good and bad points.
• Related品評ひんぴょうWrittenWritten word for judging the merits of people or things, as in 「品評会」 or 「人物を品評する」. 「批判」 focuses more on pointing out problems.
• Related品定めしなさだめNeutralJudging the worth of people or things, as in 「新人を品定めする」. Carries a nuance of sizing someone up, often with selection in mind.
• Relatedこき下ろすこきおろすCasualColloquial verb for slamming something savagely, running it down as worthless. Harsher and more emotional than 「批判」.
• Related難詰なんきつWrittenWritten word for harshly reproaching someone while listing their faults. More aggressive than 「批判」 and rare in daily use.
• RelatedそしるWrittenWritten verb for unfairly speaking ill of others, i.e. slandering them out of malice. 「批判」 points out faults or errors and carries no sense of slander.
• Related咎め立てとがめだてNeutralBlaming or reproaching someone more than necessary, as in 「咎め立てするな」. Suggests making too big a deal of a fault.
• Antonym賞賛しょうさんNeutralPraise or admiration, as in 「賞賛を浴びる」. The opposite of 「批判」, which points out faults.
• Antonym賛美さんびWrittenWritten word for praising or glorifying, as in 「自然を賛美する」. The opposite of the negative sense of 「批判」.

Use 「批判」 for pointing out faults and errors, but it can also mean reasoned critique and analysis. When the sense is purely blame or censure, 「非難」 fits; to weigh the good and bad of a work, use 「批評」 or 「評論」; for scathing reviews, 「酷評」. The opposite is 「賞賛」.

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

1. 物事ものごとについてよく調しらべて考かんがえた上うえでそのよしあしなどを見極みきわめ、その事ことについて筋道すじみちを立たてて述のべる挙あげつらい。批評ひひょう。考察こうさつ。評論ひょうろん。研究けんきゅう。
2. 欠点けってんや過あやまちを指摘してきして責せめたりとがめたりすること。非難ひなん。
3. 揚げ足あげあしを取とりそしること。誹謗ひぼう。
4. 人間にんげんの認識にんしき能力のうりょくに関かんする限界げんかいや妥当性だとうせいについての反省はんせい的てきな考察こうさつ。
5. 物事ものごとについてよく調しらべて考かんがえた上うえでそのよしあしなどを見極みきわめ、その事ことについて筋道すじみちを立たてて挙あげつらう。
6. ほかの人ひとの弱よわみや過あやまちを責せめ、なじり、とがめ立たてる。
7. 揚げ足あげあしを取とりそしる。