Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 判明する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 判はん 明めい する 判はん 明めい しない Polite 判はん 明めい します 判はん 明めい しません Past polite 判はん 明めい しました 判はん 明めい しませんでした Past 判はん 明めい した 判はん 明めい しなかった Te-form 判はん 明めい して 判はん 明めい しないで Desire 判はん 明めい したい 判はん 明めい したくない Potential 判はん 明めい できる 判はん 明めい できない Passive 判はん 明めい される 判はん 明めい されない Causative 判はん 明めい させる 判はん 明めい させない Causative passive 判はん 明めい させられる 判はん 明めい させられない Volitional 判はん 明めい しよう Polite volitional 判はん 明めい しましょう Imperative 判はん 明めい しろ 判はん 明めい するな Conditional 判はん 明めい すれば 判はん 明めい しなければ Tara conditional 判はん 明めい したら 判はん 明めい しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 判はん 明めい する for a fact or cause to be confirmed/come to light
The cause of the accident was determined.
〈 事こと 〉 ことが 判はん 明めい する it turns out that ~
It was discovered that he was the culprit.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 身み 元もと が 判はん 明めい する for someone's identity to be identified
The identity of the body was determined.
Kanji 判 judgement, judgment, signature Related words· 6 分かる is the everyday word for understanding or knowing something, while 判明する is more formal and implies a fact becoming clear through investigation.
明らかになる is a general phrase for something becoming clear, whereas 判明する stresses the process of confirming or identifying a fact, often officially.
発覚 is used specifically when a hidden wrongdoing or secret comes to light, while 判明 is neutral and can apply to any fact being confirmed.
判明する is a formal verb for a fact becoming clear through investigation, while 割れる is a more colloquial way to say an identity or fact comes to light.
Show 2 more Show fewer 判明する is a formal, neutral word for facts or results becoming clear (e.g. through investigation), while 知れる is more general and often implies incidental discovery.
判明する means a fact 'turns out to be true' after investigation, while 浮かび上がる paints the more vivid image of a fact surfacing from hiding.
Opposites 不明 means a fact remains unknown or unclear, the opposite state of 判明 , where the fact has become clear.
判明 means that facts have become clear or been confirmed, the opposite of 不詳 's sense that details remain unknown.
Don't confuse with 証明 means to prove or certify something with evidence, while 判明 simply means a fact becomes known or clear, without necessarily involving formal proof.
判明 describes something becoming clear or known on its own (intransitive), while 解明 describes someone actively clarifying or solving something (transitive).
判明 is an intransitive verb meaning something 'becomes clear' on its own, whereas 特定 is a transitive act of actively pinpointing or identifying something.
Etymology Compound of 判 (judge, discern) and 明 (clear, bright). The combination conveys the idea of something being judged and thereby becoming clear.
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