Translation guide
The combination of ideas, information, or substances to form a coherent whole. This guide covers how to express synthesis in Japanese, from academic contexts to everyday use.
To express the act of combining different ideas, theories, or pieces of information into a unified whole, often in academic or intellectual contexts.
The most common and versatile term for synthesis in intellectual contexts. It implies integrating separate elements into a unified system or whole.
異なる理論を統合する必要がある。
We need to synthesize different theories.
データの統合がプロジェクトの鍵だ。
Synthesis of the data is key to the project.
Often used for comprehensive synthesis, like in 'general education' or 'comprehensive judgment'. It emphasizes bringing together various aspects.
総合的な判断が必要だ。
A comprehensive synthesis of judgment is needed.
Implies a blending or fusion, often used when ideas or cultures merge seamlessly. More organic than 統合.
東西の文化が融合した作品だ。
It's a work that synthesizes Eastern and Western cultures.
A casual verb meaning 'to summarize' or 'to bring together'. Useful in everyday conversation when you mean synthesizing information into a summary.
議論の内容をまとめてください。
Please synthesize the discussion points.
To refer to the process of creating a compound or substance by combining simpler elements, typically in chemistry or manufacturing.
The standard term for chemical synthesis. Used for artificial production of compounds, materials, or even sounds.
この化合物は実験室で合成された。
This compound was synthesized in the laboratory.
合成繊維は天然繊維より安い。
Synthetic fibers are cheaper than natural fibers.
Means 'generation' or 'production', often used in technical contexts for synthesis of substances or data.
To describe a written or spoken summary that combines information from multiple sources, like a synthesis essay or report.
A formal term for summing up or synthesizing findings, often used in reports or meetings.
会議の最後に総括を行った。
We did a synthesis at the end of the meeting.
Means 'summary' or 'digest'. It's about condensing information, which is a form of synthesis.
To refer to the synthesis stage in the dialectical process of thesis-antithesis-synthesis, a specific philosophical concept.
In Hegelian philosophy, 総合 is used for the synthesis that reconciles thesis and antithesis. Highly specialized.
弁証法では、テーゼとアンチテーゼから総合が生まれる。
In dialectics, synthesis arises from thesis and antithesis.
The Japanese term for 'Aufhebung' (sublation), often used in Marxist or Hegelian contexts to describe synthesis that preserves and transcends.
統合 (tougou) is for integrating separate parts into a system. 総合 (sougou) is for comprehensive synthesis, often used in education or judgment. 融合 (yuugou) implies a seamless blend, like cultural fusion.
The English word 'synthesis' is broad. In Japanese, you must choose the right term based on context. Using 合成 for ideas sounds unnatural; use 統合 instead.
新しい物質の生成に成功した。
We succeeded in the synthesis of a new substance.
論文の要約を書いてください。
Please write a synthesis of the paper.
The concept of synthesis is central to Hegelian philosophy.