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.
レビューを書く。
Write a review.
購入前にレビューを確認した。
I checked the reviews before buying.
このレストランはレビューの評価が高いので、予約が取りにくい。
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:
- レビューを書く (write a review)
- レビューを読む (read reviews)
- レビューを確認する (check reviews)
- レビュー評価 (review rating)
- ユーザーレビュー (user review)
- 口コミレビュー (word-of-mouth review)
- 星五つのレビュー (five-star review)
USAGE NOTES:
- In Japanese, 口コミ (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), 論文レビュー (paper review)
- The native Japanese word 批評 covers formal literary or art criticism