Translation guide
The process of making something normal, standard, or regular, often used in social, political, technical, or mathematical contexts.
To express the act of bringing something to a normal state or standard.
The most common and general term for normalization, meaning making something normal or restoring it to a normal state. Used in various contexts like society, economy, or systems.
経済の正常化が急務だ。
Normalization of the economy is an urgent task.
関係の正常化を目指す。
We aim for normalization of relations.
Specifically means standardization, making things conform to a standard. Often used in technical, industrial, or procedural contexts.
部品の標準化でコストを削減した。
We reduced costs through standardization of parts.
Means becoming the usual state or normal condition, often used for situations that have become routine, sometimes with a negative nuance (e.g., violence becoming normalized).
残業が常態化している。
Overtime work has become normalized.
To refer to the establishment or restoration of normal diplomatic ties between countries.
The standard term for normalization of diplomatic relations. Often used in political and historical contexts.
両国は国交正常化に合意した。
The two countries agreed on normalization of diplomatic relations.
A broader term for normalization of relations, not limited to diplomatic ties. Can be used for interpersonal or organizational relationships as well.
関係正常化に向けた話し合いが始まった。
Talks aimed at normalization of relations have begun.
To describe the process of adjusting values to a common scale or standard in technical fields.
The technical term for normalization in mathematics, statistics, databases, and machine learning. It means adjusting values to a standard range or form.
データを正規化して分析する。
We normalize the data before analysis.
データベースの正規化は重要だ。
Database normalization is important.
Also used in technical contexts, but more about conforming to a standard rather than scaling values. Often interchangeable with 正規化 in some contexts.
To express that something previously considered abnormal or unacceptable becomes accepted as normal.
Often used when a negative situation becomes routine or accepted. Implies that something undesirable has become the norm.
暴力の常態化を防がなければならない。
We must prevent the normalization of violence.
A more colloquial way to say something becomes taken for granted or normalized. Not a direct translation but conveys the idea of acceptance as normal.
リモートワークが当たり前になった。
Remote work has become normalized.
正常化 (seijōka) is general normalization to a normal state. 標準化 (hyōjunka) is standardization to a set standard. 正規化 (seikika) is technical normalization in math/data. Choose based on context.
フォーマットの標準化を進める。
We are promoting standardization of formats.