解釈|かいしゃくkaishaku[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbinterpretation; explanation; reading; constructionそれは2通りに解釈できる。↗That reads two different ways.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 解釈する(かいしゃくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 解釈します(かいしゃくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 解釈しない(かいしゃくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 解釈しません(かいしゃくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 解釈せず・解釈せぬ(かいしゃくせず・かいしゃくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 解釈した(かいしゃくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 解釈しました(かいしゃくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 解釈しなかった(かいしゃくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 解釈しませんでした(かいしゃくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 解釈して(かいしゃくして) |
| Potential | 解釈できる(かいしゃくできる) |
| Passive | 解釈される(かいしゃくされる) |
| Causative | 解釈させる(かいしゃくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 解釈させられる(かいしゃくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 解釈すれば(かいしゃくすれば) |
| tara | 解釈したら(かいしゃくしたら) |
| Volitional | 解釈しよう(かいしゃくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 解釈しましょう(かいしゃくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 解釈しろ(かいしゃくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym解説かいせつNeutralExplains the key points clearly to others, as in 「ニュース解説」; 「解釈」 is about working out the meaning yourself.
- Related注釈ちゅうしゃくWrittenNotes added to words or passages, as in 「注釈をつける」; stresses supplementary explanation, in written/formal prose.
- Related読み取るよみとるNeutralA verb for reading out or discerning meaning, as in 「意図を読み取る」; stresses picking up what is implied.
- Related説明せつめいNeutralTelling others about something so they understand, as in 「説明を求める」; 「解釈」 is your own grasp and judgment of meaning.
- Related理解りかいNeutralSimply grasping or comprehending something, as in 「内容を理解する」; 「解釈」 stresses interpreting in your own way, so readings can vary.
- Related注解ちゅうかいWrittenAdding notes to explain a text's meaning, as in 「古典の注解」; a scholarly term of written/formal prose.
- Related評釈ひょうしゃくWrittenA written-register word for commenting on and interpreting poetry or prose, as in 「源氏物語の評釈」; it carries an evaluative nuance.
Use 「解釈」 for making sense of something by your own judgment. To explain things to others pick 「説明」 or 「解説」; for added notes 「注釈」 or 「注解」; for critical commentary on texts 「評釈」; for simply grasping something 「理解」; for reading out implied meaning 「読み取る」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


