Translation guide
The English verb "assess" covers evaluating, judging, estimating, and calculating. This guide organizes the main uses and provides natural Japanese equivalents.
To form an opinion about the worth or quality of something after careful consideration.
The most common and versatile equivalent. Used for evaluating performance, quality, value, etc.
My boss assessed my work.
It's difficult to assess the value of this project.
Focuses on making a judgment or decision based on assessment. Often used for situations, risks, or appropriateness.
Please assess the situation correctly.
Used for formal assessment of value, especially in financial, tax, or insurance contexts.
The insurance company assessed the amount of damage.
To determine a numerical figure, often for financial or quantitative purposes.
Used for calculating or estimating amounts, especially in official or business contexts.
Assess the amount of tax.
To estimate a cost or quantity, often before a project or purchase. Common in business.
To compute or calculate a figure, often used in technical or mathematical contexts.
Assess the risk numerically.
To test or measure someone's competence, often in educational or professional settings.
Also used for assessing people's abilities or performance.
A test to assess students' understanding.
Often used in HR contexts for performance reviews or skill assessments.
Assess employees' skills.
To ascertain or gauge someone's true ability through observation. Implies a thorough judgment.
To analyze and understand the nature of a situation, often to decide on action.
評価する focuses on evaluating worth or quality, while 判断する focuses on making a judgment or decision. Use 評価する for performance reviews, product ratings, etc. Use 判断する when the outcome is a decision (e.g., whether to proceed).
I assessed his proposal but didn't decide to adopt it.
The loanword アセスする exists but is mainly used in environmental assessment (環境アセスメント). For general use, stick to the Japanese verbs above.
修理費用を見積もってもらえますか？
Can you assess the repair costs?
We need to assess his true ability.
Assess the situation.