診断|しんだんshindan[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbdiagnosis; medical examination
    She'll diagnose each person carefully.
Conjugation
Dictionary form診断する(しんだんする)
Polite (masu)診断します(しんだんします)
Negative (nai)診断しない(しんだんしない)
polite (masen)診断しません(しんだんしません)
classical zu / nu診断せず・診断せぬ(しんだんせず・しんだんせぬ)
Past (ta)診断した(しんだんした)
polite (mashita)診断しました(しんだんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)診断しなかった(しんだんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)診断しませんでした(しんだんしませんでした)
Te form診断して(しんだんして)
Potential診断できる(しんだんできる)
Passive診断される(しんだんされる)
Causative診断させる(しんだんさせる)
Causative passive診断させられる(しんだんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)診断すれば(しんだんすれば)
tara診断したら(しんだんしたら)
Volitional診断しよう(しんだんしよう)
polite (mashou)診断しましょう(しんだんしましょう)
Imperative診断しろ(しんだんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related見立てるみたてるNeutralA verb: used when a doctor diagnoses something as a condition or judges it; also for picking out clothes. 「診断」 is the formal noun term.
  • Related点検てんけんNeutralChecking equipment item by item to confirm it works properly, as in 「車の点検」. 「診断」 is about judging the cause of an illness or problem.
  • RelatedみるNeutralThe everyday word for seeing or watching; also used for a doctor examining a patient, as in 「医者に見てもらう」. 「診断」 is the conclusion drawn.
  • Related調べるしらべるNeutralTo investigate or look something up, without reaching a conclusion. 「診断」 is the judgement made from the results of an examination.
  • Related見立てみたてWrittenA written-style noun for a doctor's opinion or judgement, also a choice or estimate. 「診断」 is the more formal, professional term.
  • RelatedチェックNeutralA loanword for checking or verifying something; broader than 「診断」, which is a professional judgement.

Default to 「診断」 for a doctor judging an illness or an expert judgement of a problem. Use 「点検」 for checking equipment, 「チェック」 for verifying, 「見る」 to speak of seeing a doctor, 「見立て」 for a doctor's opinion, 「調べる」 for investigating without conclusions.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 医者いしゃが患者かんじゃを診察しんさつして健康状態けんこうじょうたいや病状びょうじょうを判断はんだんし、また病名びょうめいをつけること。
  2. 物事ものごとを調しらべて欠陥けっかんの有無うむなどを判断はんだんすること。
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