試行|しこうshikou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbmaking an attempt; trial run
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 試行する（しこうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 試行します（しこうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 試行しない（しこうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 試行しません（しこうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 試行せず・試行せぬ（しこうせず・しこうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 試行した（しこうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 試行しました（しこうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 試行しなかった（しこうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 試行しませんでした（しこうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 試行して（しこうして） |
| Potential | 試行できる（しこうできる） |
| Passive | 試行される（しこうされる） |
| Causative | 試行させる（しこうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 試行させられる（しこうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 試行すれば（しこうすれば） |
| tara | 試行したら（しこうしたら） |
| Volitional | 試行しよう（しこうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 試行しましょう（しこうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 試行しろ（しこうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym試みこころみNeutralA broad word for an attempt, often at something new; unlike 「試行」, it does not specifically mean a trial run of a system before formal adoption.
- Synonym試みるこころみるWrittenWritten, formal verb for attempting, as in 「脱出を試みる」; it stresses a person's own initiative to try, not a system's pre-launch trial run.
- SynonymトライCasualColloquial loanword for trying or taking on a challenge; also means a try in rugby.
- SynonymトライアルNeutralLoanword for a trial or trial period, as in 「トライアル期間」; leans toward commercial services and products rather than policy trials.
- Related実践じっせんNeutralPutting theory into action, actually doing it; not a strict antonym, since 「試行」 is about trying before formal implementation.
- Related試すためすNeutralThe everyday verb for trying something out to see if it works; it centers on testing effectiveness, not on trialing a system before launch.
- Related試用しようNeutralTrying out a product or taking on staff on trial; the focus is on hands-on use and experience, not a system's trial run before implementation.
- Related小手調べこてしらべNeutralA light trial or warm-up before the real effort begins; it suggests probing an opponent or testing one's own ability.
- Antonym本番ほんばんNeutralThe real performance or live event, as opposed to practice or rehearsal; it stands opposite the trial stage that 「試行」 describes.
Use 「試行」 for the trial run of a new system or policy before formal adoption, as in 「試行期間」; 「試行錯誤」 covers repeated trial and error. For everyday trying use 「試す」, for written attempts 「試みる」, for trying out products 「試用」; 「本番」 is the real event, not the trial.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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