推薦|すいせんsuisen[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiverecommendation; referral; endorsement
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 推薦する（すいせんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 推薦します（すいせんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 推薦しない（すいせんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 推薦しません（すいせんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 推薦せず・推薦せぬ（すいせんせず・すいせんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 推薦した（すいせんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 推薦しました（すいせんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 推薦しなかった（すいせんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 推薦しませんでした（すいせんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 推薦して（すいせんして） |
| Potential | 推薦できる（すいせんできる） |
| Passive | 推薦される（すいせんされる） |
| Causative | 推薦させる（すいせんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 推薦させられる（すいせんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 推薦すれば（すいせんすれば） |
| tara | 推薦したら（すいせんしたら） |
| Volitional | 推薦しよう（すいせんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 推薦しましょう（すいせんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 推薦しろ（すいせんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym推奨すいしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Recommends a practice, product or setup, as in 「推奨環境」; 「推薦」 is mostly for people and books.
- Synonym推挙すいきょWrittenWritten/formal prose. Nominating someone for a post — the object is limited to people, and the word is rare; 「推薦」 is the usual choice.
- SynonymノミネートNeutralNeutral. Being nominated as a candidate, mainly for film awards and competitions, as in 「アカデミー賞にノミネート」.
- Synonym推すおすNeutralNeutral. Backing or putting forward a person or thing, as in 「委員長に推す」; lately also used for championing a favorite idol.
- Synonym選奨せんしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Selecting outstanding people or works and recommending or honoring them; seen in award names like 「芸術選奨」.
- Related勧めるすすめるNeutralNeutral, everyday verb: urging someone to do something, or offering tea or a seat; 「推薦する」 sounds more formal.
- Related推輓すいばんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Originally meant pushing or pulling a cart, then supporting and recommending talent; extremely literary and hardly used today.
- Antonym反対はんたいNeutralNeutral. Opposing a person or proposal — the counterpart of actively recommending someone.
- Antonym非推奨ひすいしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose, the opposite of 「推奨」: not recommended, mostly in software docs marking features as deprecated.
Use 「推薦」 for recommending people or books. For practices, products or setups, 「推奨」 is the written choice; to urge someone in daily speech, 「勧める」; award nominations take 「ノミネート」. 「推す」 backs a candidate, 「推挙」 is a rare written word for nominating to a post, and 「非推奨」 marks something as not recommended.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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