Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 評ひょう a review of/commentary on 〈物〉
This movie review became a hot topic online.
評ひょう を 下くだ す to render a critical judgment
The judges gave harsh reviews of each entry.
評ひょう が 分わ かれる opinions/reviews are divided
Reviews of this book are divided.
高たか い 評ひょう を 得え る to receive high praise/a favorable review
His new work received high praise from experts.
Expressions 好こう 評ひょう につき due to popular demand; by popular demand 評ひょう 判ばん になる become the talk of the town; get a reputation; become famous Kanji 評 evaluate, criticism, comment Related words 評価 is the broad, everyday word for evaluating or rating something, while 評 is shorter and leans toward a written comment or review.
批評 explicitly means critical analysis of art, literature, or ideas, whereas 評 is more compact and often appears as a suffix like 書評 .
レビュー is the common loanword for consumer or online reviews, while 評 is a more formal, Sino-Japanese term with a literary feel.
Word family· 60 evaluation; assessment; rating · appreciation; recognition; praise
reputation; popularity; fame; notoriety · rumor; talk; public gossip
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
conference; discussion; deliberation
criticism; critique; review; critical essay
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established reputation; widely recognized standing
book review
rumor; gossip; report
bad reputation; unpopularity; poor reception
severe criticism; harsh review; panning
bad reputation; infamy; unfavorable criticism
evaluate; appraise; comment on
comment; criticism; critique; review
evaluate; appraise; comment on
appraisal; evaluation; critique
general comment; overall review; summary evaluation
council; conference; consultation
verdict; formal decision
critique; review; commentary
rumor; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism
critical biography
brief review; short comment
commentary on current events; current-events column
rating; score; comments and marks
critic; reviewer
reputation; public opinion
selection and commentary; critical selection
public opinion; popular reputation; impartial criticism
sarcasm; sneer; jeer
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Written forms 評ひょう Usage 90%
Standard kanji spelling. This short Sino-Japanese noun is common in written or formal contexts and in compounds; it is not normally written in kana alone.
ひょう Usage 10%
Etymology Sino-Japanese reading ひょう of 評 , a kanji conventionally associated with judging, assessing, or commenting on something. No more specific historical derivation is asserted here.
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