批評|ひひょうhihyou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcriticism; critique; review; commentary
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 批評する（ひひょうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 批評します（ひひょうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 批評しない（ひひょうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 批評しません（ひひょうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 批評せず・批評せぬ（ひひょうせず・ひひょうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 批評した（ひひょうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 批評しました（ひひょうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 批評しなかった（ひひょうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 批評しませんでした（ひひょうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 批評して（ひひょうして） |
| Potential | 批評できる（ひひょうできる） |
| Passive | 批評される（ひひょうされる） |
| Causative | 批評させる（ひひょうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 批評させられる（ひひょうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 批評すれば（ひひょうすれば） |
| tara | 批評したら（ひひょうしたら） |
| Volitional | 批評しよう（ひひょうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 批評しましょう（ひひょうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 批評しろ（ひひょうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymレビューNeutralLoanword for product reviews, online ratings, or taking another look at something; 「批評」 is the more formal word for a structured critique.
- Synonym論評ろんぴょうWrittenWritten prose: commenting on the content of something, common in newspapers and magazines; 「批評」 is the more all-purpose word.
- Synonym評論ひょうろんNeutralCritical essays or the activity behind them, as in 「文芸評論」; it leans professional, while 「批評」 is the broader term.
- Synonym講評こうひょうNeutralA teacher's or judge's commentary on a piece of work, given in person or in writing; 「批評」 is not tied to such settings.
- Synonym評ひょうNeutralStands alone in phrases like 「評を下す」 and serves as a suffix in 「書評」「好評」; 「批評」 is the fuller, more common word.
- Synonym批判ひはんNeutralFocuses on pointing out faults and pressing problems, as in 「政府を批判する」; 「批評」 weighs both strengths and weaknesses.
- Synonym品評ひんぴょうWrittenWritten prose: judging the relative quality of goods or things, as in 「品評会」; 「批評」 mostly covers works and statements.
- SynonymクリティークWrittenWritten-register loanword for a critique, heard mainly in academic and artistic circles; in everyday speech say 「批評」.
- RelatedコメントNeutralLoanword for a brief remark or message; 「批評」 is a reasoned, structured assessment.
- Related選評せんぴょうWrittenWritten prose: selecting works and adding commentary, as in essay or poetry contests; 「批評」 does not necessarily involve selection.
- Related非難ひなんNeutralSpecifically blaming or condemning someone for their faults; 「批評」 is an objective weighing of merits and faults.
- Related品定めしなさだめNeutralJudging merits and faults, often with a nitpicking comparison, and applied to people as well; 「批評」 is more formal.
- Related概評がいひょうWrittenWritten and rare: a rough overall assessment; in everyday use say 「総評」.
- Antonym賞賛しょうさんNeutralPraise or commendation; 「批評」 covers both good and bad points, so only its fault-finding side stands opposed to this.
- Antonym絶賛ぜっさんNeutralRaving praise or widespread acclaim; it stands opposite to the fault-pointing side of 「批評」.
Use 「批評」 for a structured assessment of a work's good and bad points. For professional critical essays choose 「評論」, for fault-finding 「批判」, for blaming someone 「非難」, for a brief remark 「コメント」, and for product or online reviews 「レビュー」.
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