Japanese symbol for “evaluate”
評する
ひょうする
Romaji: hyousuru
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
In Japanese, evaluate is 評する, read ひょうする (hyousuru).
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Meanings
- vs-s, vt to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “evaluate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 評す | ひょうす hyousu | to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 評価 | ひょうか hyouka | valuation; appraisal; evaluation |
| 評判 | ひょうばん hyouban | reputation; (public) estimation; popularity |
| 評論 | ひょうろん hyouron | criticism; critique; review |
| 批評 | ひひょう hihyou | criticism; critique; review |
| 好評 | こうひょう kouhyou | favorable reception; good reputation; popularity |
| 評議 | ひょうぎ hyougi | conference; discussion |
See also: Chinese symbol for “evaluate”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.