監察|かんさつkansatsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbinspection; inspector
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 監察する（かんさつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 監察します（かんさつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 監察しない（かんさつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 監察しません（かんさつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 監察せず・監察せぬ（かんさつせず・かんさつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 監察した（かんさつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 監察しました（かんさつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 監察しなかった（かんさつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 監察しませんでした（かんさつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 監察して（かんさつして） |
| Potential | 監察できる（かんさつできる） |
| Passive | 監察される（かんさつされる） |
| Causative | 監察させる（かんさつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 監察させられる（かんさつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 監察すれば（かんさつすれば） |
| tara | 監察したら（かんさつしたら） |
| Volitional | 監察しよう（かんさつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 監察しましょう（かんさつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 監察しろ（かんさつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym監査かんさNeutralCovers supervision and inspection, especially auditing of accounts; 「監察」 focuses on supervising and cracking down on misconduct.
- Related検閲けんえつNeutralMeans censorship — examining the content of publications and communications; 「監察」 targets agencies and personnel, not media content.
- Related精査せいさWrittenWritten/formal prose. Close, careful examination with no sense of policing; 「監察」 carries a supervisory, corrective role.
- RelatedチェックNeutralColloquial loanword for checking or verifying, common in everyday speech; 「監察」 is a formal supervisory function.
- Related監査役かんさやくWrittenWritten/formal prose. A corporate post that audits how directors carry out their duties; 「監察」 is the act of oversight itself.
- Related監事かんじWrittenWritten/formal prose. A person who audits the finances and operations of associations or incorporated bodies; 「監察」 is the oversight itself.
- Related監察官かんさつかんWrittenWritten/formal prose. An official who carries out 「監察」; the headword names the activity, this word names the person.
- Related検査官けんさかんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A title for an official who performs inspections; 「監察」 chiefly names the oversight work, though it can also mean the inspector.
- Related監督官かんとくかんWrittenWritten/formal prose. An official who supervises and guides work, e.g. a 「労働基準監督官」; always the officer, whereas 「監察」 mainly denotes the oversight itself.
- Related調査官ちょうさかんWrittenWritten/formal prose. An official in charge of investigations, e.g. a 「家庭裁判所調査官」; it always names a post, while 「監察」 chiefly refers to the oversight work.
- Antonym放任ほうにんNeutralLeaving things to take their own course without interference — the opposite of 「監察」's supervising and cracking down.
Use 「監察」 for official supervision of government agencies and personnel to investigate and curb misconduct. For accounting audits use 「監査」, for censorship of publications and communications use 「検閲」, for everyday checking use 「チェック」. The -官 and -役 words name the officials or posts that do such work; 「放任」 is the opposite, noninterference.
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