What is the Kanji for "Evaluate"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Evaluate", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Evaluate" is "評".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Hyou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "言" means "Say" and can be read as "Gen", "I", "Gon", and "Koto". And The kanji "平" means "Flat" and can be read as "Hei", "Byou", "Hira", and "Tai".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "評" mean in japanese?

"評" means "Evaluate".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

評価: "Evaluation". The verbal noun '評価 (ひょうか)' means 'evaluation'. It refers to the act of assessing, appraising, or making a judgment about something or someone. This word is commonly used in contexts related to performance reviews, product assessments, or academic grading. For example: The teacher gave me a positive evaluation - (先生は私に良い評価をくれた). They conducted an evaluation of the new product - (彼らは新製品の評価を行った).

評判: "Reputation". The noun '評判 (ひょうばん)' means 'reputation'. This word refers to the general opinion or assessment of a person, organization, or thing that is held by the public or a particular group. A good reputation is highly valued and can influence how one is perceived and treated by others. For example: She has a good reputation in the community - (彼女はコミュニティで良い評判がある). The company lost its reputation after the scandal - (その会社はスキャンダルの後評判を失った).

評論: "Critique". The Japanese noun '評論 (ひょうろん)' means 'critique'. This refers to a detailed analysis and assessment of something, such as a work of art, literature, or performance. A critique provides a thoughtful evaluation of the subject, highlighting both its strengths and weaknesses. For example: The art critic wrote an insightful critique of the new exhibition - (美術評論家は新しい展覧会について洞察力のある評論を書いた).

批評: "Criticism". The Japanese verbal noun '批評 (ひひょう)' means 'criticism'. It refers to the act of critically analyzing or evaluating something, such as a work of art, a performance, or a piece of writing. The criticism can be positive or negative, and is usually based on a thorough examination and assessment of the subject matter. Example sentences: The art critic wrote a harsh criticism of the exhibition - (美術評論家はその展覧会を酷評した). We welcome your criticism of our new product - (新製品に対するご批評をお待ちしております).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.