統一|とういつtouitsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbunity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 統一する（とういつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 統一します（とういつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 統一しない（とういつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 統一しません（とういつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 統一せず・統一せぬ（とういつせず・とういつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 統一した（とういつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 統一しました（とういつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 統一しなかった（とういつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 統一しませんでした（とういつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 統一して（とういつして） |
| Potential | 統一できる（とういつできる） |
| Passive | 統一される（とういつされる） |
| Causative | 統一させる（とういつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 統一させられる（とういつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 統一すれば（とういつすれば） |
| tara | 統一したら（とういつしたら） |
| Volitional | 統一しよう（とういつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 統一しましょう（とういつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 統一しろ（とういつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym統合とうごうNeutralCombining several things into one, as in 「システム統合」 or 「経営統合」; focuses on integration, while 「統一」 focuses on making things uniform or in agreement.
- SynonymインテグレーションWrittenLoanword for integration, typically system integration in IT and economic contexts; a written/formal-prose term.
- Synonym一体化いったいかNeutralBecoming one integrated whole, as in 「官民一体化」; stresses the parts merging with no line between them, while 「統一」 stresses making things consistent.
- Synonym統合化とうごうかWrittenCarrying integration forward; used mostly in administrative and technical documents, with a written/formal-prose flavor.
- Synonym一本化いっぽんかNeutralConsolidating into a single window or plan, as in 「窓口の一本化」; common in administrative and business settings.
- Related合併がっぺいNeutralMerging of companies or municipalities, as in 「市町村合併」; stresses organizations being joined into one body.
- RelatedまとめるNeutralA verb for summing up or consolidating, as in 「意見をまとめる」; very common in speech.
- Related連合れんごうNeutralAn alliance or federation, as in 「国際連合」; the parties keep their independence, unlike under 「統一」.
- Related合同ごうどうNeutralTwo or more parties joining to act together, as in 「合同練習」 or 「合同捜査」; 「統一」 stresses making things one and uniform.
- Related融合ゆうごうNeutralFusion or blending, as in 「文化の融合」; stresses elements mingling into one another.
- Related合体がったいNeutralThings combining into one body, as in 「ロボットが合体する」; mostly anime and colloquial use.
- Related合一ごういつWrittenWritten/formal-prose word for two or more things becoming one, as in 「知行合一」; mostly in philosophical set phrases.
- Related兼併けんぺいWrittenWritten/formal-prose word for annexing and merging; rare — use 「合併」 in everyday speech.
- RelatedまとまりNeutralA noun for cohesion or the sense of being a tight, unified whole, as in 「チームのまとまり」.
- Related整理統合せいりとうごうWrittenSorting out and consolidating organizations or projects; mostly administrative use, written/formal prose.
- Related統廃合とうはいごうNeutralConsolidation that involves closing some units, as in 「学校の統廃合」; carries the nuance of scrapping as well as merging.
- Antonym分裂ぶんれつNeutralSplitting apart — the direct opposite of 「統一」.
- Antonym混乱こんらんNeutralDisorder and confusion, opposed to the tidiness and uniformity of 「統一」.
- Antonym多様たようNeutralDiversity, opposed to the consistency 「統一」 implies.
Use 「統一」 for making rules, specs or opinions consistent, or for unifying a country (「統一感」, 「国家統一」). For combining several things into one pick 「統合」; for company or municipal mergers 「合併」; for consolidating to a single window or plan 「一本化」; for summing up opinions 「まとめる」. 「連合」 keeps members independent, 「融合」 and 「一体化」 stress blending, 「合同」 joint action, 「統廃合」 includes closures. The opposite of 「統一」 is 「分裂」.
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