レビュー

れびゅー
noun / verb (する)
review, critique
1. review, critique, evaluation
A written or spoken assessment of a product, service, book, movie, or other item. Widely used for online user reviews and professional evaluations.
レビューを()く。
Write a review.
購入(こうにゅう)(まえ)にレビューを確認(かくにん)した。
I checked the reviews before buying.
このレストランはレビューの評価(ひょうか)(たか)いので、予約(よやく)()りにくい。
This restaurant has high review ratings, so it's hard to get a reservation.

レビュー is a loanword from English "review" and is primarily used for evaluative assessments, especially online.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • レビューを()く (write a review)
  • レビューを()む (read reviews)
  • レビューを確認(かくにん)する (check reviews)
  • レビュー評価(ひょうか) (review rating)
  • ユーザーレビュー (user review)
  • (くち)コミレビュー (word-of-mouth review)
  • (ほし)()つのレビュー (five-star review)

USAGE NOTES:

  • In Japanese, (くち)コミ (word of mouth) is sometimes used interchangeably with レビュー for online reviews
  • In business and academic contexts, レビュー can also mean a formal review process: コードレビュー (code review), 論文(ろんぶん)レビュー (paper review)
  • The native Japanese word 批評(ひひょう) covers formal literary or art criticism