適用|てきようtekiyou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbapplication (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 適用する（てきようする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 適用します（てきようします） |
| Negative (nai) | 適用しない（てきようしない） |
| polite (masen) | 適用しません（てきようしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 適用せず・適用せぬ（てきようせず・てきようせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 適用した（てきようした） |
| polite (mashita) | 適用しました（てきようしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 適用しなかった（てきようしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 適用しませんでした（てきようしませんでした） |
| Te form | 適用して（てきようして） |
| Potential | 適用できる（てきようできる） |
| Passive | 適用される（てきようされる） |
| Causative | 適用させる（てきようさせる） |
| Causative passive | 適用させられる（てきようさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 適用すれば（てきようすれば） |
| tara | 適用したら（てきようしたら） |
| Volitional | 適用しよう（てきようしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 適用しましょう（てきようしましょう） |
| Imperative | 適用しろ（てきようしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym当てはめるあてはめるNeutralFits rules or formulas onto concrete cases, as in 「公式に当てはめる」; more colloquial than 「適用」.
- Synonym応用おうようNeutralApplies theory or knowledge to real situations, as in 「応用問題」; stresses flexible use, while 「適用」 is about applying rules as laid down.
- Related使用しようNeutralRefers to using objects or facilities, as in 「使用禁止」; a general word for use that carries no sense of fitting a rule to a case.
- Related利用りようNeutralMeans using something for the benefit it brings, as in 「制度を利用する」; the emphasis is on the value gained.
- Related運用うんようNeutralRefers to actually operating funds or systems, as in 「資金運用」and「法の運用」; the stress is on practical handling.
- Related実行じっこうNeutralMeans actually doing or carrying something out, as in 「計画を実行する」; the stress is on putting plans into action.
- Related施行しこうFormalA formal term for a law coming into force, as in 「法律を施行する」; the emphasis is on the law taking effect.
- Related実践じっせんNeutralPuts theory into practice, as in 「理論を実践する」; set against theory, it stresses doing something yourself.
- Related用いるもちいるWrittenA written-style verb meaning to use or adopt, as in 「新しい方法を用いる」; more formal than 「使う」.
- Related役立てるやくだてるNeutralMakes something play a useful role, as in 「経験を役立てる」; the point is finding a use for it.
- Related活用かつようNeutralMeans making full use of something, as in 「人材を活用する」; in grammar it also refers to conjugation.
- Related使うつかうNeutralThe most common everyday verb for using things and the broadest in scope; fitting a rule to a case is not part of its own meaning.
- Antonym除外じょがいNeutralExcludes something from a given scope; the opposite of 「適用」, which brings a case under a rule.
「適用」 is the word for applying rules, laws or methods to concrete cases; in everyday speech 「当てはめる」 does the same job. Turn to 「応用」 for theory put into practice, 「施行」 for a law coming into force, 「活用」 for making full use of something, and 「除外」 for the opposite, exclusion.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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