判明

• 読み: はんめい
• ローマ字: hanmei
• 漢字の分解: 判 (han) — judge, decide, determine; 明 (mei) — bright, clear, obvious
• 発音: /haɴ.meː/

意味

Establishing; proving; ascertaining; confirming. The act of something becoming clearly known or identified.

A noun and suru-verb meaning that something has been clearly established, proven, or identified. Often used in news and investigative contexts. Unlike 分かる (wakaru, to understand), 判明する emphasises the formal or official confirmation of a fact after investigation or examination.

例文

1. 調査の結果、事故の原因が判明した。
2. 容疑者の身元が判明するまで時間がかかった。
3. 新たな事実が判明し、捜査の方向が変わった。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, investigation, research

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 判 (han, judge/determine) + 明 (mei, clear/bright). Literally 'judged clearly' — when something becomes clearly established through examination.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal