検定|けんていkentei[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbofficial certification; official approval; inspection; verification; examination
- nouncertification examination; licensing examination; proficiency test
- noun, mathhypothesis testing
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 検定する(けんていする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 検定します(けんていします) |
| Negative (nai) | 検定しない(けんていしない) |
| polite (masen) | 検定しません(けんていしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 検定せず・検定せぬ(けんていせず・けんていせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 検定した(けんていした) |
| polite (mashita) | 検定しました(けんていしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 検定しなかった(けんていしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 検定しませんでした(けんていしませんでした) |
| Te form | 検定して(けんていして) |
| Potential | 検定できる(けんていできる) |
| Passive | 検定される(けんていされる) |
| Causative | 検定させる(けんていさせる) |
| Causative passive | 検定させられる(けんていさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 検定すれば(けんていすれば) |
| tara | 検定したら(けんていしたら) |
| Volitional | 検定しよう(けんていしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 検定しましょう(けんていしましょう) |
| Imperative | 検定しろ(けんていしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym審査しんさFormalFormal. Used for screening qualifications or works; 「検定」 centers on certifying conformity to a standard or awarding a qualification.
- Synonym考査こうさWrittenWritten/formal prose. School assessment tests measuring ability; 「検定」 centers on certification exams.
- Related試験しけんNeutralNeutral and the most general word for exams and tests; 「検定」 centers on certification exams, as in 「漢字検定」.
- Related点検てんけんNeutralNeutral. Item-by-item inspection of equipment; 「検定」 centers on certifying that something meets specifications.
- RelatedテストCasualColloquial loanword for tests and quizzes, common in speech; 「検定」 centers on certification.
- RelatedチェックCasualColloquial loanword for checking or verifying, common in speech; 「検定」 centers on certifying as qualified or up to standard.
- Related検査けんさNeutralNeutral. Checking for abnormalities or problems; 「検定」 centers on judging conformity to specifications, standards, or qualifications.
Use 「検定」 for certifying products against standards, qualification exams like 「英語検定」, and textbook approval as in 「検定教科書」. For general exams pick 「試験」 or 「テスト」; for checking for abnormalities use 「検査」.
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