評価|ひょうかhyouka[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbvaluation; appraisal; evaluation; assessment; estimation; rating; judging
   あなたはどのようにして学生がくせいを評価ひょうかしますか。↗

   How do you assess your students?
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbappreciation; recognition; acknowledgement; rating highly; praising
   母親ははおやは評価ひょうかしてもらえないことがよくある。↗

   Mothers are often not appreciated.

• Synonym鑑定かんていNeutralExpert appraisal of authenticity or value, as in 「美術品の鑑定」; it rests on specialist judgement, while 「評価」 covers a much wider range.
• Synonym査定さていNeutralFixing a monetary value or a grade, as in 「中古車の査定」 or 「人事査定」; the emphasis is on setting the price or level, not judging worth broadly.
• Synonym品定めしなさだめCasualColloquial word for sizing up quality, as in 「客を品定めする」; it often carries a nuance of looking a person over critically.
• Synonym格付けかくづけNeutralRating by rank or grade, as in 「債券の格付け」; the point is placing things on a scale, not assessing worth overall.
• Synonym価値判断かちはんだんWrittenA value judgement on what is good, bad or important, as in 「価値判断を下す」; abstract and philosophical, and at home in written prose.
• Synonym採点さいてんNeutralMarking or scoring, as in 「テストの採点」; it is about assigning points, while 「評価」 judges worth more broadly.
• Synonym見積もりみつもりNeutralAn advance estimate of cost, quantity or time, as in 「見積書」; it predicts amounts rather than judging quality.
• Synonym評点ひょうてんWrittenWritten-style word for the comments and marks given on exams or reviews; it combines comments with a score, unlike the broader 「評価」.
• SynonymアセスメントWrittenA loanword used mostly for specialist assessments such as 「環境アセスメント」; formal and technical, not a general stand-in for 「評価」.
• Synonym品評ひんぴょうWrittenWritten-style critique of items' merits, as in 「品評会」; typical of exhibitions judging farm produce or crafts.
• Synonym評定ひょうていWrittenGrading of levels or results, as in 「内申の評定」; used mostly in schools and assessments, and more at home in written style than 「評価」.
• Synonym値踏みねぶみCasualColloquial appraisal of value, or sizing up a person, as in 「相手を値踏みする」; it often carries a scrutinizing, weighing-up feel.
• Related判定はんていNeutralRuling on right or wrong, win or loss against set criteria, as in 「判定勝ち」; it decides outcomes, while 「評価」 rates how good something is.
• Related審査しんさNeutralScreening to decide whether something passes, as in 「書類審査」; it acts as a gatekeeper, while 「評価」 measures how highly something ranks.
• Related審判しんぱんNeutralRefereeing or adjudication, and by extension the referee or judge in a match; the focus is deciding right from wrong, not rating worth.
• Related判断はんだんNeutralWeighing things up and reaching a decision; its range is broad, while 「評価」 is specifically about rating value as high or low.
• Related位置付けるいちづけるWrittenA written-style verb for positioning something within the whole, as in 「重要課題と位置付ける」; it is about placement, not good or bad.
• Related目利きめききNeutralTelling genuine from fake or good from bad, or the person with that eye, as in 「目利きの商人」; the stress is on the trained eye rather than on assigning a rating.

「評価」 is the default for judging value or worth. 「鑑定」 is expert authentication, 「査定」 sets prices or grades, 「採点」 awards marks, 「格付け」 ranks, 「見積もり」 estimates costs. 「評定」 and 「評点」 cover school grades and exam marks; 「品定め」 and 「値踏み」 are colloquial sizing-up; 「判定」 and 「審判」 rule on outcomes, 「審査」 screens for eligibility, 「判断」 decides after weighing. 「価値判断」 is an abstract value judgement, 「アセスメント」 a technical assessment, 「目利き」 a discerning eye, 「位置付ける」 places things in the whole, 「品評」 critiques exhibits.

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1. 品物しなものの価格かかくを定さだめること。
2. 物事ものごとや人物じんぶつなどの善悪ぜんあくや美醜びしゅう、優劣ゆうれつなどの価値かちを判断はんだんすること。
3. 物事ものごとや人物じんぶつの価値かちが高たかいことを認みとめること。
4. 変数へんすうや式しきなどの値あたいを計算けいさんすること。