批判（ひはん、hihan）
- criticism

The Japanese word 批判 （ひはん, hihan) means "criticism," "critique," "judgment," or "censure." It involves expressing disapproval of something, pointing out its flaws, or making a negative assessment. It can be applied to ideas, actions, policies, works of art, and more. The act of making a 批判 is often referred to as 批判する (ひはんする, hihan suru), which means "to criticize" or "to critique."

⚫︎彼の意見は多くの人から批判された。 Translation: His opinion was criticized by many people. ⚫︎その映画は映画評論家から厳しい批判を受けた。 Translation: That movie received harsh criticism from film critics. ⚫︎政府の政策に対して、国民から批判の声が上がった。 Translation: Voices of criticism rose from the public against the government's policy.

⚫︎ Use 批判 when you want to talk about expressing negative opinions, pointing out faults, or assessing something negatively. ⚫︎ It is a formal word, more commonly used in writing or formal speech, although it can be used in everyday conversation. ⚫︎ Often used in contexts of analysis, review, or discussion of issues where evaluation is required. ⚫︎ You can use 批判する (ひはんする, hihan suru) to describe the action of criticizing or making a critique.

⚫︎ The word is typically written in kanji as 批判. ⚫︎ The reading is ひはん in hiragana. ⚫︎ There is no variation in the okurigana.

⚫︎ 批評 (ひひょう, hihyou) - critique, review, criticism (often used for artistic works) ⚫︎ 非難 (ひなん, hinan) - condemnation, blame, criticism ⚫︎ 批判する (ひはんする, hihan suru) - to criticize, to critique ⚫︎ 攻撃 (こうげき, kougeki) - attack, criticism

⚫︎ 褒める (ほめる, homeru) - to praise ⚫︎ 称賛 (しょうさん, shousan) - praise, admiration ⚫︎ 肯定 (こうてい, koutei) - affirmation, approval ⚫︎ 支持 (しじ, shiji) - support

彼はそのプロジェクトの欠陥を批判した。 ・Translation: He criticized the flaws in that project. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 批判 to describe the act of pointing out the defects or weaknesses of something.

彼女の意見は、多くの人に批判されたが、彼女は自分の意見を曲げなかった。 ・Translation: Her opinion was criticized by many people, but she did not change her opinion. ・Explanation: This sentence shows that although she received criticism, she stood by her point of view.

The word 批判 is a compound word formed from two kanji: 批 (hi), which means "to criticize" or "to judge", and 判 (han), which means "to judge," "to assess," or "to decide." Thus, the combined meaning is to judge or assess critically.