に即してin keeping with; to fit (the facts)
What is done or made is fitted closely to how things really are: a plan that suits local conditions, an account that sticks to the facts.
We should draw up a disaster-preparedness plan that fits actual local conditions.
The report was corrected to match the facts.
Before an action
Noun + に即して／に即し
に即し is the stiffer of the two, for documents.
Before a noun
Noun + に即した + noun
現実に即した対策, measures that fit reality.
- Before it
- How things really are: 実情, 現実, 実態, 現状, 事実. Also ニーズ and 時代の変化.
- After it
- Something made or done to fit: a plan, a system, measures; 見直す, 対応する, 考える.
- Where you'll meet it
- Policy papers, news, editorials, reports, and careful speech in meetings. In school exams in Japan: 本文に即して答えなさい, answer by sticking to the passage.
- In everyday speech
- に合わせて or に合った: 今の生活に合った働き方, a way of working that suits your life now.
In use
The support measures need to be rethought to fit conditions on the ground.
The local government changed its counter hours to fit what residents need.
What is needed is an education system that fits the changing times.
に則して: with a rule
With a law or a rule you will also see に則して, read the same way: following a rule or a standard.
This matter will be dealt with in accordance with company rules.
Which "based on"?
English often says "based on" for these four too.
に基づいてN2
What is decided or done rests on a rule, a standard or the facts, and sticks to them.
The committee identified the cause of the accident based on the evidence submitted.
に照らしてN1
You judge something against a law, a standard or a precedent.
Judged against the terms of the contract, this claim cannot be accepted.
を踏まえてN1
You take what is known or was said into account and go on from there.
In view of the concerns raised at the meeting, the release date was put back.
を前提にN1
You take something as given, an assumption or an agreed condition, and build on it.
Next year's budget was drawn up on the assumption that user numbers would rise every month.
Close neighbours
に則ってN1
Read のっとって: something is done the way a law, a rule or a tradition lays down. に則して means much the same.
We manage the collected data appropriately in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act.
Check yourself
1Which one fits?
現場の
Choose an answer to see why.
2You and your friends are picking a day to meet. Which do you say?
Choose an answer to see why.
More sentences
The treatment plan is adjusted flexibly to fit the patient's condition.
Part of the article was corrected to match the facts the investigation confirmed.
The training was changed to fit what is needed on the ground.
Safety standards, too, are reviewed regularly to keep up with advances in technology.
The disaster-preparedness plan was revised to fit actual local conditions.