陳述|ちんじゅつchinjutsu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbstatement; declaration
    私はその陳述ちんじゅつを真実しんじつと認みとめる。↗
    I accept the statement as true.
Conjugation
Dictionary form陳述する(ちんじゅつする)
Polite (masu)陳述します(ちんじゅつします)
Negative (nai)陳述しない(ちんじゅつしない)
polite (masen)陳述しません(ちんじゅつしません)
classical zu / nu陳述せず・陳述せぬ(ちんじゅつせず・ちんじゅつせぬ)
Past (ta)陳述した(ちんじゅつした)
polite (mashita)陳述しました(ちんじゅつしました)
Past negative (nakatta)陳述しなかった(ちんじゅつしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)陳述しませんでした(ちんじゅつしませんでした)
Te form陳述して(ちんじゅつして)
Potential陳述できる(ちんじゅつできる)
Passive陳述される(ちんじゅつされる)
Causative陳述させる(ちんじゅつさせる)
Causative passive陳述させられる(ちんじゅつさせられる)
Conditional (ba)陳述すれば(ちんじゅつすれば)
tara陳述したら(ちんじゅつしたら)
Volitional陳述しよう(ちんじゅつしよう)
polite (mashou)陳述しましょう(ちんじゅつしましょう)
Imperative陳述しろ(ちんじゅつしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym述べるのべるNeutralA neutral verb for stating or narrating, common in both speech and writing; 陳述 is more formal and works as 「陳述する」 in formal settings.
  • Synonym言明げんめいWrittenA written word for declaring something clearly; 陳述 stresses systematically laying out opinions and facts.
  • Synonym申し立てるもうしたてるFormalA formal verb for lodging claims or appeals with an authority; 陳述 is simply the act of stating.
  • Synonym発言はつげんNeutralA neutral word for voicing an opinion at a meeting or similar; 陳述 is more formal and leans toward systematic explanation of facts and claims.
  • Synonym表明ひょうめいWrittenA written word for making one's attitude or resolve clear; 陳述 is the stating of facts.
  • Synonym申し立てもうしたてFormalA formal noun for claims, applications or objections filed with a court; 陳述 refers to the statement itself.
  • Related口述こうじゅつWrittenA written word for an oral statement, as in 「口述試験」; 陳述 covers both spoken and written statements.
  • Related言ういうCasualThe most basic colloquial verb for saying something; 陳述 is a formal statement.
  • RelatedおっしゃるFormalA formal honorific for someone else saying something; 陳述 is a formal statement but carries no honorific sense.
  • Related主張しゅちょうNeutralA neutral noun for insisting on one's own opinion or claim; 陳述 is the act of stating facts and claims.
  • Related声明せいめいWrittenA written word for a public declaration, as in 「共同声明」; 陳述 explains opinions or facts and need not be made public.
  • Related断言だんげんNeutralA neutral word for declaring something flatly and with conviction; 陳述 does not stress the tone of the statement.
  • Related明言めいげんWrittenA written word for stating something explicitly and definitively; 陳述 focuses on presenting the content.
  • Related話すはなすCasualThe everyday colloquial verb for talking or conversing; 陳述 is a formal statement.
  • Related発するはっするWrittenA written verb for issuing or uttering sounds or words, as in 「警告を発する」; 陳述 is the statement itself.
  • Related言い表すいいあらわすNeutralA neutral expression for putting something into words; 陳述 is a formal statement.
  • Related語るかたるNeutralA neutral verb for telling or narrating a story; 陳述 is a formal statement of facts.
  • Related申すもうすFormalA formal humble verb for saying or being called; 陳述 is a formal statement with no humble nuance.
  • Related申告しんこくWrittenA written word for officially reporting or declaring to authorities, as in 「確定申告」; 陳述 is a general statement.
  • Related申し上げるもうしあげるFormalA formal humble verb for saying something to another person; 陳述 itself carries no honorific sense.
  • Related物語るものがたるWrittenA written verb for telling a story, or for facts that reveal something; 陳述 is a formal statement.
  • Related言い立てるいいたてるNeutralA neutral verb for asserting or listing points one by one, with a persistent edge; 陳述 simply states opinions or facts without that nuance.
  • Related申し述べるもうしのべるFormalFormal humble language for solemnly stating something to a respected party; 陳述 itself carries no humble nuance.
  • Related物申すものもうすWrittenA written expression for speaking out or objecting, as in 「社会に物申す」; 陳述 is a formal statement with no protest nuance.

Use 「陳述」 for formally stating opinions, facts or claims, as in 「意見陳述」; it is especially common in court. For everyday narration pick 「述べる」, for voicing opinions 「発言」, for insisting on a claim 「主張」, for public declarations 「声明」. The humble forms 「申す」「申し上げる」「申し述べる」 add deference and 「仰る」 respect, while 「断言」「明言」「言明」 stress clarity or conviction.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 意見いけんなどを口くちで述のべること。
  2. 民事みんじ、刑事けいじの訴訟そしょうで当事者とうじしゃなどが事件じけんの事実じじつや自分じぶんの主張しゅちょうを口頭こうとうまたは文書ぶんしょで述のべること。
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