格付け・格付|かくづけkakuzuke[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbrating; ranking; grading; classification

• SynonymランクNeutralLoanword for rank or standing, stressing where something stands in an order. 「格付け」 is more formal and usually means grading by set standards.
• Synonym評点ひょうてんWrittenWritten term for comments plus marks, or a quantitative score such as 「信用評点」. It yields a score, while 「格付け」 yields a grade.
• Synonym査定さていNeutralAssessing an amount or level after investigation, as in 「買取査定」; it centres on working out figures, while 「格付け」 sorts into grades.
• Synonym評価ひょうかNeutralThe broadest word for evaluating something, praise or criticism included; it need not produce a rank, while 「格付け」 always yields one.
• Synonym位置付けるいちづけるWrittenWritten verb for fixing where something sits within the whole; it can imply a ranking, but its focus is position rather than grade, whereas 「格付け」 sorts into grades.
• Synonym評定ひょうていWrittenFormal word for assessing grades or levels, centred on scoring. 「格付け」 focuses on assigning official grades to companies, bonds or products.
• Related品定めしなさだめCasualColloquial word for sizing up quality or worth and comparing; used when choosing before a purchase, or for judging people. Unlike 「格付け」, it assigns no formal grades.
• Related品評ひんぴょうWrittenWritten word for judging the merits of items, as in a 「品評会」; it compares good and bad rather than ranking. 「格付け」 assigns a definite grade.
• Related採点さいてんNeutralMarking or scoring, mainly for exams and contests, also rating policies or performance. The result is a score; 「格付け」 assigns a grade.
• Related見立てるみたてるNeutralVerb meaning to diagnose, estimate or pick out; it rests on personal judgement of quality, while 「格付け」 grades by set standards.
• Related価値判断かちはんだんWrittenWritten, explanatory term for judging what is good or important; a philosophical flavour. It need not rank anything, whereas 「格付け」 always sorts into grades.
• Related鑑定かんていNeutralExpert appraisal of authenticity or value, as of antiques or real estate. It centres on specialist judgement, not on assigning ranks.
• Related値踏みねぶみNeutralEstimating a price or value, also used for sizing someone up. It centres on gauging worth, while 「格付け」 sorts things into grades.
• Related位取りくらいどりNeutralRefers to the place value of digits, and by extension grade or quality; somewhat old-fashioned. 「格付け」 sorts an object into grades.
• Related評するひょうするWrittenLiterary verb meaning to evaluate or comment, as in 「名作と評する」. It centres on passing a verdict, not necessarily grading by standards.
• Related判ずるはんずるWrittenLiterary verb for judging right from wrong or deciphering codes; rare in speech, where 「判断する」 is used. It has nothing to do with ranking.

Use 「格付け」 for assigning grades to companies, bonds, products or people, as in 「格付け会社」 or 「信用格付け」. For general evaluation pick 「評価」, for exam marking 「採点」, for assessing a sum 「査定」, and for rank or standing 「ランク」. The rest are narrower: formal grading (評定, 評点), judging merits (品定め, 品評), expert appraisal (鑑定), or literary verbs (評する, 判ずる).

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1. 人物じんぶつや物品ぶっぴんなどを資格しかく、能力のうりょく、性質せいしつなどにより段階だんかいを付つけて分わけること。