分ぶん析せき

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

分析する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

The act of breaking something down into its parts and examining them. Used in scientific, business, and everyday contexts.

Related words· 6

解かい析せき
解析 suggests a more technical, mathematical, or computational breakdown, while 分析 is the general word used in everyday, business, and scientific contexts alike.
調ちょう査さN3
調査 means gathering information through investigation or survey, whereas 分析 means examining and interpreting information that has already been gathered.
検けん討とうN3
検討 means to consider or review something (often to decide on a course of action), while 分析 focuses specifically on breaking something into parts to understand it.
解かい剖ぼうN1
分析 is the general word for analyzing data, substances, or ideas, while 解剖 implies a more literal or figurative 'cutting open' to expose internal structure, often with a clinical or critical edge.

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考こう察さつ
分析 means breaking something down into parts and examining the data, whereas 考察 means interpreting and synthesizing findings into a broader discussion.
分ぶん解かいN2
分析 is analysis of abstract things like data or a situation, while 分解 in this sense means physically taking something apart into its components.

Opposites

統とう合ごうN1
統合 means combining separate parts into a unified whole, the opposite process from 分析, which breaks a whole down into its parts.
総そう合ごうN1
分析 means breaking something down into its parts, the conceptual opposite of 総合, which means combining parts into a whole.

Don't confuse with

分ぶん解かいN2
分解 means to physically disassemble something into its components (like taking apart a machine), while 分析 means to examine and interpret information intellectually.
分ぶん類るいN2
分析 means analyzing or breaking something down to understand it, while 分類 means sorting things into categories based on shared traits.