鑑定|かんていkantei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectivejudgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 鑑定する（かんていする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 鑑定します（かんていします） |
| Negative (nai) | 鑑定しない（かんていしない） |
| polite (masen) | 鑑定しません（かんていしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 鑑定せず・鑑定せぬ（かんていせず・かんていせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 鑑定した（かんていした） |
| polite (mashita) | 鑑定しました（かんていしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 鑑定しなかった（かんていしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 鑑定しませんでした（かんていしませんでした） |
| Te form | 鑑定して（かんていして） |
| Potential | 鑑定できる（かんていできる） |
| Passive | 鑑定される（かんていされる） |
| Causative | 鑑定させる（かんていさせる） |
| Causative passive | 鑑定させられる（かんていさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 鑑定すれば（かんていすれば） |
| tara | 鑑定したら（かんていしたら） |
| Volitional | 鑑定しよう（かんていしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 鑑定しましょう（かんていしましょう） |
| Imperative | 鑑定しろ（かんていしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym査定さていNeutralAssesses amounts or quantities after investigation, as in 「保険の査定」 or 「下取り査定」; also used for personnel reviews. 鑑定 uses expert knowledge to judge value and authenticity.
- Synonym判定はんていNeutralDecides right or wrong, win or loss, pass or fail against set standards, as in 「判定勝ち」. 鑑定 is a judgement an expert makes using specialized knowledge.
- Synonym品定めしなさだめNeutralCasual, non-professional commenting on people's or things' merits, as in 「客を品定めする」. 鑑定 is a formal judgement by an expert.
- SynonymアセスメントFormalA formal loanword for assessment, common in pre-project environmental and risk impact studies. 鑑定 stresses judging authenticity, value and the like by expert knowledge.
- Synonym判断はんだんNeutralThe most general word for judging something and reaching a conclusion. 鑑定 is limited to the professional judgement of an expert with specialized knowledge.
- Synonym評価ひょうかNeutralCovers evaluating quality or value in general, and also recognition or praise, as in 「高く評価する」. 鑑定 is a specialist's professional judgement.
- Synonym値踏みねぶみNeutralEstimating a price or value by one's own eye, as in 「人を値踏みする」. 鑑定 requires specialized knowledge and carries more authority.
- SynonymジャッジメントNeutralA loanword for judgement, rare in daily speech where 「判断」 is the usual choice. It carries no sense of expert appraisal of value or authenticity.
- Related格付けかくづけNeutralSorts people or things into ranks by ability or qualification, as in 「格付け会社」. 鑑定 is an expert conclusion on authenticity, value or condition, not a ranking.
- Related品評ひんぴょうWrittenA written/formal term for judging the merits of works or products, as in 「品評会」; the focus is comparing them. 鑑定 centres on value and authenticity.
- Related価値判断かちはんだんWrittenA written/formal term for subjective judgements of good or bad, important or not, mostly in argument. 鑑定 gives conclusions on concrete objects from expert knowledge.
- Related審査しんさWrittenA written/formal term for detailed review that decides acceptance, merit or grade, as in 「書類審査」 or 「入国審査」. 鑑定 is an expert judgement from specialized knowledge.
- Related考査こうさWrittenA written/formal term for testing people's abilities or school examinations, as in 「期末考査」. 鑑定 is an expert judgement of authenticity, value or condition.
- Related吟味ぎんみNeutralCareful examination and picking over options, as in 「材料を吟味する」; the point is close selection, not an expert's appraisal verdict.
Use 「鑑定」 for expert conclusions on authenticity, value or condition, as with antiques or 「DNA鑑定」. For amounts use 「査定」, for rankings 「格付け」, for general evaluation 「評価」, for pass/fail or win/loss 「判定」, for screening 「審査」, for general judging 「判断」. The rest: casual comment 「品定め」, price estimates 「値踏み」, careful selection 「吟味」, plus written terms 「品評」「価値判断」 and loanwords 「アセスメント」「ジャッジメント」.
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