Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 500 Conjugation 確認する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 確かく 認にん する 確かく 認にん しない Polite 確かく 認にん します 確かく 認にん しません Past polite 確かく 認にん しました 確かく 認にん しませんでした Past 確かく 認にん した 確かく 認にん しなかった Te-form 確かく 認にん して 確かく 認にん しないで Desire 確かく 認にん したい 確かく 認にん したくない Potential 確かく 認にん できる 確かく 認にん できない Passive 確かく 認にん される 確かく 認にん されない Causative 確かく 認にん させる 確かく 認にん させない Causative passive 確かく 認にん させられる 確かく 認にん させられない Volitional 確かく 認にん しよう Polite volitional 確かく 認にん しましょう Imperative 確かく 認にん しろ 確かく 認にん するな Conditional 確かく 認にん すれば 確かく 認にん しなければ Tara conditional 確かく 認にん したら 確かく 認にん しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 確かく 認にん する to check/confirm something
I'll check the schedule once more before departure.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 確かく 認にん を 取と る to get confirmation from someone
I got confirmation from the shop before making the reservation.
確かく 認にん が 取と れる confirmation is obtained; to be able to confirm
Since we got confirmation from the person concerned, we'll proceed with the procedure.
身み 元もと を 確かく 認にん する to verify someone's identity
You verify your identity at reception before entering.
Expressions 確かく 認にん 要よう confirmation required; needs checking 要よう 確かく 認にん confirmation required; needs checking Kanji 認 acknowledge, witness, discern Related words· 10 チェック is a casual loanword for a quick check or inspection, while 確認 is the standard word usable in both casual and formal contexts.
検証 implies verifying truth or accuracy through evidence or testing, often in academic or technical contexts, whereas 確認 is the general everyday word for checking or confirming.
点検 refers to a systematic inspection of equipment, safety, or condition, while 確認 is broader and can apply to facts, plans, or documents as well.
照合 means checking by comparing two things against each other (like matching signatures), while 確認 is a more general term for confirming anything.
Show 6 more Show fewer 確認する is more formal and often used for official or procedural checking, while 確かめる is used more broadly in everyday personal verification.
確認 is the general word for checking or verifying something, while 再確認 specifically means checking it a second time to be sure.
確認 is general confirmation by any means, while 視認 specifically means confirming by sight.
確認 means to confirm or verify something already suspected, while 特定 means to determine or identify something that was previously unknown.
確認する is a general term for confirming or checking something, whereas 見届ける emphasizes physically watching the process through to its conclusion.
確認する means to confirm or verify something already known, while 調べる focuses on the process of finding out or examining information.
Don't confuse with· 5 確信 means being personally convinced or certain of something, while 確認 means the act of checking or verifying it externally.
確認 means to confirm or check something, whereas 確保 means to secure or obtain it; the two share the kanji 確 but have very different meanings.
確認 means checking or verifying something, whereas 確定 means settling or finalizing it, so the two are easily confused despite different meanings.
Show 2 more Show fewer 確認 means simply checking or confirming something, while 認証 is the narrower technical process of authenticating identity or certifying genuineness.
確認 is a verb-forming noun meaning 'to confirm/check', while 確実 is an adjective describing something as already certain, not an act of checking.
Word family· 27 reconfirmation; reaffirmation; revalidation
unconfirmed; unidentified
written confirmation; confirmation document
verifier; confirming party; identifier
confirmation certificate; proof of confirmation
Show 5 more Show fewer booking confirmation; reservation confirmation
fact-checking
reconfirmation; double check
operation check; functionality testing; validation
safety confirmation; safety check
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Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 確 , “certain,” and 認 , “recognize or acknowledge,” expressing the act of ascertaining or verifying something.
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