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Japanese symbol for “evaluate”

Romaji: hyousuru
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

In Japanese, evaluate is , read (hyousuru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. vs-s, vt to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

Kanji and stroke order

evaluate, criticism, comment
on: ヒョウ
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “evaluate”

WordReadingMeaning
ひょうす hyousuto evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひょうか hyoukavaluation; appraisal; evaluation
ひょうばん hyoubanreputation; (public) estimation; popularity
ひょうろん hyouroncriticism; critique; review
ひひょう hihyoucriticism; critique; review
こうひょう kouhyoufavorable reception; good reputation; popularity
ひょうぎ hyougiconference; 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.

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