検出|けんしゅつkenshutsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdetection; sense (e.g. sensor)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 検出する（けんしゅつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 検出します（けんしゅつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 検出しない（けんしゅつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 検出しません（けんしゅつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 検出せず・検出せぬ（けんしゅつせず・けんしゅつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 検出した（けんしゅつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 検出しました（けんしゅつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 検出しなかった（けんしゅつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 検出しませんでした（けんしゅつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 検出して（けんしゅつして） |
| Potential | 検出できる（けんしゅつできる） |
| Passive | 検出される（けんしゅつされる） |
| Causative | 検出させる（けんしゅつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 検出させられる（けんしゅつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 検出すれば（けんしゅつすれば） |
| tara | 検出したら（けんしゅつしたら） |
| Volitional | 検出しよう（けんしゅつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 検出しましょう（けんしゅつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 検出しろ（けんしゅつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym探知たんちWrittenWritten register. Probing for and detecting targets, as with radar or sonar; stresses seeking out hidden targets rather than lab testing.
- Synonym感知かんちNeutralSensing or perceiving something; stresses picking it up through the senses or a sensor, rather than testing a sample.
- Synonym発見はっけんWrittenWritten register. Discovery, whether of something new or of a person or thing being sought (「行方不明者の発見」); broad use, not limited to instrument detection.
- Synonym見つけるみつけるNeutralThe everyday, most versatile word for finding or spotting something; 「検出」 is mostly for lab tests detecting components or signals.
- Synonym検知けんちWrittenWritten register. A device or instrument detecting something, as in 「ガスを検知」 or 「人の動きを検知」.
- Related見出すみいだすWrittenWritten register. Finding or discovering something, with the emphasis on recognizing its value or significance.
- Related探し出すさがしだすNeutralSearching something out; stresses a person doing the hunting, and is common in speech.
- Related探し当てるさがしあてるNeutralFinding where a target is after searching, as in 「住所を探し当てる」; the point is landing on the thing sought.
- Related見つけ出すみつけだすNeutralHunting out the person or thing you want, stressing the result of the search; 「検出」 is mostly about detecting substances or signals.
- Related嗅ぎ出すかぎだすCasualColloquial. Scenting something out; figuratively sniffing out a secret — not lab or instrument testing.
- Related嗅ぎつけるかぎつけるCasualColloquial. Sniffing out or getting wind of something; either a person or an animal can be the subject.
- Related探り出すさぐりだすNeutralProbing or digging something out, as in 「原因を探り出す」; also used for prying out secrets.
- Related探り当てるさぐりあてるNeutralFinding something after feeling one's way; stresses the tentative, probing search.
Use 「検出」 for lab tests or instruments detecting substances, abnormalities or signals, as in 「ウイルスが検出された」. For probing hidden targets (radar, sonar) pick 「探知」; for a device registering something, 「検知」; for everyday finding, 「見つける」; for new discoveries, 「発見」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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