評|ひょうhyou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, noun (suffix)criticism; commentary; review

• SynonymレビューNeutralLoanword for evaluations and reviews of products or works, as in 「レビューを書く」; common in everyday speech.
• Synonym評論ひょうろんWrittenWritten word for review articles or the activity of reviewing, e.g. 「文芸評論」; the emphasis is on systematic, developed argument.
• Synonym批評ひひょうWrittenWritten word for judging the good and bad points of a work, as in 「作品を批評する」; stresses discerning appraisal.
• Synonym論評ろんぴょうWrittenWritten, news-flavoured word for commentary that analyses current events or works, as in 「論評を加える」.
• Synonym批判ひはんNeutralNeutral word for criticizing by pointing out faults, as in 「政府を批判」; the emphasis falls on negative censure.
• Synonym品評ひんぴょうWrittenWritten word for appraising the merits of items, as in 「品評会」; the focus is on comparing and judging.
• Synonym品定めしなさだめNeutralColloquial word for sizing people or things up, as in 「人を品定めする」; carries a scrutinizing, appraising air.
• SynonymコメントNeutralLoanword for an opinion or a short posted comment, as in 「コメントを残す」; common in everyday speech.
• SynonymクリティシズムWrittenAcademic loanword for criticism as pointing out flaws and passing judgement, and for critical theory; rare in daily use.

Use 「評」 for commentary or critical remarks — mostly as a suffix in words like 「書評」 and 「選評」, though alone it can also mean a review article. Turn to 「評論」 for systematic, developed commentary, 「批評」 for judging a work's merits, 「批判」 for negative criticism, 「レビュー」 for online reviews, and 「コメント」 for comments.

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1. （ヒョウ）論評ろんぴょう、批評ひひょう、評判ひょうばん。
2. （ヒョウ、こおり）古代こだい朝鮮ちょうせんおよび古代こだい日本にっぽんでの行政ぎょうせい区域くいきの単位たんい。後世こうせいの「郡ぐん」に相当そうとう。