査定|さていsatei[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbassessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
    Credit card companies are not looking so hard at credit ratings.
Conjugation
Dictionary form査定する(さていする)
Polite (masu)査定します(さていします)
Negative (nai)査定しない(さていしない)
polite (masen)査定しません(さていしません)
classical zu / nu査定せず・査定せぬ(さていせず・さていせぬ)
Past (ta)査定した(さていした)
polite (mashita)査定しました(さていしました)
Past negative (nakatta)査定しなかった(さていしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)査定しませんでした(さていしませんでした)
Te form査定して(さていして)
Potential査定できる(さていできる)
Passive査定される(さていされる)
Causative査定させる(さていさせる)
Causative passive査定させられる(さていさせられる)
Conditional (ba)査定すれば(さていすれば)
tara査定したら(さていしたら)
Volitional査定しよう(さていしよう)
polite (mashou)査定しましょう(さていしましょう)
Imperative査定しろ(さていしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym評価ひょうかNeutralThe broadest word for evaluating, including judging good or bad. 「査定」 narrows this to fixing an amount or grade against a standard, as with used cars or bonuses.
  • Synonym鑑定かんていNeutralExpert appraisal of authenticity or value using specialist knowledge, as in 「美術品の鑑定」 or 「不動産鑑定」. 「査定」 fixes amounts or grades by a standard instead.
  • Synonym見積もりみつもりNeutralA rough estimate of cost, quantity, or duration made in advance. 「査定」 determines an amount or grade after investigation — used cars, staff, even budgets (「予算査定」).
  • Synonym格付けかくづけNeutralRating or grading, as with credit ratings; the focus is on ranking into levels. 「査定」 can also fix prices or amounts and need not involve grades.
  • Synonym品定めしなさだめCasualColloquial judging of merit or choosing, with a flavor of passing critical comment. 「査定」 is a formal fixing of amounts or grades.
  • SynonymアセスメントNeutralLoanword for assessment, common in environmental-impact or ability assessments. 「査定」 more often means fixing amounts or personnel reviews.
  • Synonym値踏みねぶみCasualColloquial: sizing up a price or value, often with a nuance of appraising a person. 「査定」 is a formal assessment against a standard.
  • Synonym評定ひょうていWrittenWritten style: assessing value, price, or grades, as in 「勤務評定」. 「査定」 is common for concrete determinations like used-car trade-in prices or personnel reviews.
  • Synonym値積もりねづもりWrittenWritten and rare: roughly estimating the price or value of goods or services. 「見積もり」 also covers quantity and duration; 「査定」 is a formal determination.
  • Related審査しんさNeutralDecides acceptability, merit, or grade by detailed deliberation, as in 「書類審査」. 「査定」 fixes amounts, quantities, or grades after study, as in 「等級査定」 — no pass/fail sense.
  • Related考査こうさWrittenWritten style: investigating and evaluating people or abilities, also school tests. 「査定」 centers on fixing amounts or grades.
  • Related位置付けいちづけNeutralEvaluating where something stands within the whole — the focus is on positioning. 「査定」 is more about fixing amounts or grades after investigation.
  • Related価値判断かちはんだんWrittenJudging whether something is good or bad, important or not — mostly a philosophical or explanatory term. 「査定」 is a concrete, standard-based fixing of amounts or grades.
  • Related判定はんていNeutralJudging by a standard whether something holds, passes, or wins, as in 「合否判定」 or 「判定勝ち」. 「査定」 centers on amounts and grades.
  • Related採点さいてんNeutralScoring to rank merit — exams, contests, taste, works — as in 「辛口採点」. 「査定」 centers on fixing amounts or grades.
  • Related吟味ぎんみNeutralCareful scrutiny or selection, savoring things closely. 「査定」 is more about reaching an amount or grade assessment through investigation.
  • Related見立てるみたてるNeutralJudging by observation: diagnosing, picking out, estimating. 「査定」 stresses fixing amounts or grades and is not about the choosing itself.
  • Related判断はんだんNeutralJudging after comparison — truth, value, and more; very broad. 「査定」 is more about fixing amounts or grades after investigation.
  • Related位置付けるいちづけるNeutralAssigning a position: determining where something sits in the whole. 「査定」 is more about concrete fixing of amounts or grades.
  • Related品評ひんぴょうNeutralJudging the merit of items or things, as at a 「品評会」; the focus is comparing good and bad. 「査定」 is more about fixing amounts or grades.
  • Related判ずるはんずるWrittenWritten verb for judging; can also mean solving puzzles or codes. 「判断する」 is the usual word; 「査定」 is more about concrete determination.

Use 「査定」 for fixing an amount or grade against a standard, as in 「買取査定」 or 「人事査定」. For general evaluation say 「評価」; for expert judgment of authenticity or value, 「鑑定」; for advance quotations, 「見積もり」; for credit ratings, 「格付け」. Several others overlap with it in places — 「評定」 in staff reviews, the broad 「判断」 for judging of any kind — but each has its own focus: deliberation for 「審査」, scoring for 「採点」, pass/fail calls for 「判定」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 物事ものごとを調査ちょうさして金額きんがく・量りょう・等とうを評価ひょうか・判定はんていすること。
  2. (特とくに)中古ちゅうこ自動車じどうしゃの下取したどり価格かかくや、給与きゅうよ・人事じんじ等とうの評価ひょうかのこと。
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