Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 批評する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 批ひ 評ひょう する 批ひ 評ひょう しない Polite 批ひ 評ひょう します 批ひ 評ひょう しません Past polite 批ひ 評ひょう しました 批ひ 評ひょう しませんでした Past 批ひ 評ひょう した 批ひ 評ひょう しなかった Te-form 批ひ 評ひょう して 批ひ 評ひょう しないで Desire 批ひ 評ひょう したい 批ひ 評ひょう したくない Potential 批ひ 評ひょう できる 批ひ 評ひょう できない Passive 批ひ 評ひょう される 批ひ 評ひょう されない Causative 批ひ 評ひょう させる 批ひ 評ひょう させない Causative passive 批ひ 評ひょう させられる 批ひ 評ひょう させられない Volitional 批ひ 評ひょう しよう Polite volitional 批ひ 評ひょう しましょう Imperative 批ひ 評ひょう しろ 批ひ 評ひょう するな Conditional 批ひ 評ひょう すれば 批ひ 評ひょう しなければ Tara conditional 批ひ 評ひょう したら 批ひ 評ひょう しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 批ひ 評ひょう する to critique/review something
He gave the movie a sharp critique.
批ひ 評ひょう を 書か く to write a critique/review
She wrote a review of the newly published novel.
批ひ 評ひょう を 受う ける to receive criticism/reviews
The work received a great deal of criticism.
Kanji 評 evaluate, criticism, comment Related words· 9 批判 usually implies pointing out faults or criticizing negatively, while 批評 is a broader, more analytical evaluation that can be positive or negative.
レビュー is a casual loanword often used for consumer or online reviews, while 批評 sounds more formal and analytical, as in literary or artistic criticism.
評論 refers to a more formal, often published commentary or essay of analysis, while 批評 can be a spoken or written evaluation of any scope.
批評 is analytical, evaluative criticism (e.g. of art or writing), while 云々 as 'comment/criticism' refers more loosely to someone having something to say about a matter.
Show 5 more Show fewer 批評 is a broader term for criticism or review, often used for arts and literature, while 論評 implies a more structured, argument-based evaluation.
批評 is a critical review or evaluation, whereas コメント is a general remark that may or may not involve judgment.
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 .
書評 is a review written specifically about a book, whereas 批評 is a general critique that can be applied to art, film, or any work.
批評 means criticism or review in general, whereas 公論 specifically refers to criticism or judgment made from a public, impartial standpoint.
Don't confuse with 批評 is a critical analysis or critique of a single work's merits and flaws, whereas 総評 is a summary comment covering an entire set of results or entries.
批評 is a neutral critique or review that can be positive or negative, while 酷評 is specifically a scathing, negative one, and learners often confuse the two because of the shared 評 kanji.
Word family· 7 critic; reviewer
critical eye; discerning eye
anonymous criticism; anonymous review
impressionistic criticism
literary criticism; book review
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feminist criticism
Etymology From Middle Chinese 批評 (phjie bjæng), meaning 'to comment on and evaluate'. The kanji 批 means 'criticize' or 'judge', and 評 means 'evaluate' or 'comment'.
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