改訂|かいていkaitei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiverevision (of text); alteration; change
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 改訂する（かいていする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 改訂します（かいていします） |
| Negative (nai) | 改訂しない（かいていしない） |
| polite (masen) | 改訂しません（かいていしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 改訂せず・改訂せぬ（かいていせず・かいていせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 改訂した（かいていした） |
| polite (mashita) | 改訂しました（かいていしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 改訂しなかった（かいていしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 改訂しませんでした（かいていしませんでした） |
| Te form | 改訂して（かいていして） |
| Potential | 改訂できる（かいていできる） |
| Passive | 改訂される（かいていされる） |
| Causative | 改訂させる（かいていさせる） |
| Causative passive | 改訂させられる（かいていさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 改訂すれば（かいていすれば） |
| tara | 改訂したら（かいていしたら） |
| Volitional | 改訂しよう（かいていしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 改訂しましょう（かいていしましょう） |
| Imperative | 改訂しろ（かいていしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym修正しゅうせいNeutralBroader than 「改訂」: it covers fixing errors or adjusting plans and data (「計画を修正する」), while 「改訂」 mainly revises the content of books and documents.
- SynonymリビジョンNeutralLoanword for revising documents or plans, also used for version numbers, mostly in technical writing; revising a book is 「改訂」.
- Synonym改めるあらためるNeutralA verb covering change and correction broadly (「規則を改める」) with a wide range of objects; 「改訂」 is a noun tied to texts such as books.
- Synonym改正かいせいWrittenAmends flaws in laws and rules (「法改正」); for revising the content of books or documents, say 「改訂」.
- Synonym手直してなおしNeutralTouches up work that is mostly done (「原稿に手直しを加える」); small-scale and fairly casual, while 「改訂」 is a formal revision.
- Synonym是正ぜせいWrittenRectifies improper states (「格差是正」), mostly systems or social problems; it is not used for revising books or documents.
- Synonym修訂しゅうていWrittenA written word for correcting errors in a book; close to 「改訂」 but more about fixing mistakes. Very rare — in everyday writing just use 「改訂」.
- Related訂正ていせいNeutralFocuses on putting mistakes right (「誤りを訂正する」), often just a word or phrase; 「改訂」 revises a text's content and does not assume there was an error.
- Related改定かいていNeutralA homophone of 「改訂」 used for re-setting laws, rules and fees (「料金改定」); for revising the content of books or documents, write 「改訂」.
- Related変更へんこうNeutralCovers any kind of change (「予定変更」), not just texts; for revising the content of a book or document, 「改訂」 is the better fit.
- Related直しなおしCasualColloquial noun for fixing mistakes or mending (「直しを入れる」), also repairing things; 「改訂」 is formal revision of a text's content.
- Related補正ほせいWrittenA written word for filling gaps and correcting errors, as in 「補正予算」 or adjusting figures; revising a book or document is 「改訂」.
- Related更正こうせいWrittenCorrects errors in official filings or registrations (「更正登記」); an administrative, legal term, while 「改訂」 is for revising texts.
- Related校閲こうえつNeutralEditorial checking of a manuscript before publication — reading it through, fixing errors, adding content; 「改訂」 revises an existing edition.
- Related書き直しかきなおしNeutralWriting a text or characters out again, or the rewritten copy itself; fairly colloquial, and not the formal revision that 「改訂」 denotes.
- Related改編かいへんWrittenReorganizes or re-edits things such as programmes (「番組改編」), focusing on structure; 「改訂」 focuses on revising the content.
- Related添削てんさくNeutralMarking up someone else's writing or answers (「作文の添削」), adding and deleting point by point; 「改訂」 revises a book or document itself.
- Related校訂こうていWrittenMeans collating variant editions to correct classical texts (「校訂本」); unlike 「改訂」, it is built on comparing different sources.
- Related書き換えかきかえNeutralGeneral rewriting, and also renewing licences or transferring ownership (「免許の書き換え」); 「改訂」 concerns a book's or document's content and is more formal.
- Related改版かいはんWrittenRemaking or revising a publication, or the new edition that results (「辞書の改版」); 「改訂」 centres on revising the content itself.
- Related更訂こうていWrittenMeans revising and correcting a text, much like 「改訂」, but is extremely rare; write 「改訂」 instead.
- RelatedモディフィケーションWrittenLoanword for modifying or improving things generally, not just texts; rare in daily use — say 「改訂」 for revising books or documents.
- Related改訳かいやくWrittenSpecifically revising an existing translation or retranslating (「改訳版」); 「改訂」 covers revising any text, not just translations.
Use 「改訂」 to revise books and documents (「改訂版」). For rules and prices, the homophone 「改定」; for laws, 「改正」; for errors, 「訂正」; for marking up writing, 「添削」. 「修正」 and 「変更」 are broader and not limited to texts; 「改版」 is a publication's new edition, 「改編」 a structural reshuffle, 「リビジョン」 a technical loanword. 「手直し」 and 「直し」 are casual touch-ups; 「校閲」 manuscript checks; 「校訂」 collating old texts; 「是正」「更正」「補正」 correct systems, filings and figures. 「書き換え」 and 「書き直し」 mean rewriting; 「修訂」 and 「更訂」 are rare synonyms.
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