How to say "revealing" in Japanese

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  • 披露ひろうCommon
    noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'revealing' in the sense of presenting, announcing, or displaying something publicly to an audience, such as unveiling a plan, performance, or work. The emphasis is on formal presentation before others rather than on confession.
    彼かれらは娘むすめの結婚けっこんをひろうした。↗
    They announced the engagement of their daughter.
  • 披瀝ひれきCommon
    noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'revealing' only as making known what is in one's own mind — expressing one's opinion or feelings candidly. It is not used for revealing objects or information generally; for that, 披露 or another word is the better choice.

Use 披露 for publicly presenting or showing something to others, and 披瀝 for candidly voicing one's own opinions or feelings; 披瀝 is narrower and essentially limited to that sense.

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