見直し|みなおしminaoshi[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbreview; reconsideration; revision
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 見直しする（みなおしする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 見直しします（みなおしします） |
| Negative (nai) | 見直ししない（みなおししない） |
| polite (masen) | 見直ししません（みなおししません） |
| classical zu / nu | 見直しせず・見直しせぬ（みなおしせず・みなおしせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 見直しした（みなおしした） |
| polite (mashita) | 見直ししました（みなおししました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 見直ししなかった（みなおししなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 見直ししませんでした（みなおししませんでした） |
| Te form | 見直しして（みなおしして） |
| Potential | 見直しできる（みなおしできる） |
| Passive | 見直しされる（みなおしされる） |
| Causative | 見直しさせる（みなおしさせる） |
| Causative passive | 見直しさせられる（みなおしさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 見直しすれば（みなおしすれば） |
| tara | 見直ししたら（みなおししたら） |
| Volitional | 見直ししよう（みなおししよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 見直ししましょう（みなおししましょう） |
| Imperative | 見直ししろ（みなおししろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym再検討さいけんとうWrittenWritten/formal prose noun for studying a matter again, as in 「計画を再検討する」; 「見直し」 is broader, also covering re-checking and revision.
- Synonym再考さいこうWrittenWritten noun for thinking a matter over again, as in 「再考を促す」.
- Synonym再吟味さいぎんみFormalFormal noun for weighing or scrutinizing something afresh; rare in everyday use.
- Synonym再検さいけんWrittenWritten word for inspecting or checking something again; rare, and narrower than 「見直し」, which also covers revision.
- Synonym再評価さいひょうかWrittenWritten noun for evaluating something again — a work, person, policy, asset or risk — rather than checking or revising it.
- Related思い直すおもいなおすNeutralVerb for changing your mind, as in 「思い直して行くことにした」; the point is a shift in thinking, not re-examining a plan or system.
- Related見直すみなおすNeutralThe verb form of the headword; also used for coming to see someone in a better light, as in 「彼を見直した」.
- Related思い返すおもいかえすNeutralVerb for recalling or thinking back, as in 「思い返せば」; usually about looking back on the past, not revising a plan.
- Related考え直すかんがえなおすNeutralVerb for rethinking a matter, as in 「もう一度考え直す」; common in everyday speech.
- Related再議さいぎFormalFormal noun for debating a matter again, mostly in a parliament or council; rare.
- Related再考慮さいこうりょWrittenWritten noun for considering something again; rare — 「再考」 is the usual choice.
- Related調べ直すしらべなおすNeutralVerb for checking or examining something again, as in 「データを調べ直す」; the focus is on verifying, not revising.
- Antonym固執こしつNeutralSticking stubbornly to one's own view, as in 「自説に固執する」 — the opposite of re-examining and revising.
- Antonym据え置きすえおきWrittenWritten word for leaving something as it stands, as in 「料金据え置き」 — the opposite of revising it.
Use 「見直し」 for re-examining or checking something and revising it as needed, as in 「制度の見直し」 or 「答案の見直し」. For formal re-study say 「再検討」, for re-evaluation 「再評価」, and for changing one's mind 「考え直す」; the opposite is 「据え置き」.
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