Translation guide
The process of making something normal, standard, or regular, often used in social, political, technical, or mathematical contexts.
To express the act of bringing something to a normal state or standard.
The most common and general term for normalization, meaning making something normal or restoring it to a normal state. Used in various contexts like society, economy, or systems.
Normalization of the economy is an urgent task.
We aim for normalization of relations.
Specifically means standardization, making things conform to a standard. Often used in technical, industrial, or procedural contexts.
We reduced costs through standardization of parts.
Means becoming the usual state or normal condition, often used for situations that have become routine, sometimes with a negative nuance (e.g., violence becoming normalized).
Overtime work has become normalized.
To refer to the establishment or restoration of normal diplomatic ties between countries.
The standard term for normalization of diplomatic relations. Often used in political and historical contexts.
The two countries agreed on normalization of diplomatic relations.
A broader term for normalization of relations, not limited to diplomatic ties. Can be used for interpersonal or organizational relationships as well.
To describe the process of adjusting values to a common scale or standard in technical fields.
The technical term for normalization in mathematics, statistics, databases, and machine learning. It means adjusting values to a standard range or form.
We normalize the data before analysis.
Also used in technical contexts, but more about conforming to a standard rather than scaling values. Often interchangeable with 正規化 in some contexts.
To express that something previously considered abnormal or unacceptable becomes accepted as normal.
Often used when a negative situation becomes routine or accepted. Implies that something undesirable has become the norm.
We must prevent the normalization of violence.
A more colloquial way to say something becomes taken for granted or normalized. Not a direct translation but conveys the idea of acceptance as normal.
Remote work has become normalized.
正常化 (seijōka) is general normalization to a normal state. 標準化 (hyōjunka) is standardization to a set standard. 正規化 (seikika) is technical normalization in math/data. Choose based on context.
Talks aimed at normalization of relations have begun.
Database normalization is important.
フォーマットの標準化を進める。
We are promoting standardization of formats.