How to say "statement" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 発言はつげんnoun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbA statement in the sense of something someone says, such as a remark at a meeting or press conference; it presents the statement as an act of speaking rather than a written text.
- 申し立てもうしたてnounA formal assertion or claim that something is the case, made to a court, authority, or other party; 'statement' here often amounts to an allegation or declaration in legal and procedural settings.
- nounA loanword for a prepared, official statement issued by a person, company, or organization, as in press or corporate contexts; it reads as a formal announcement rather than a casual remark.
- 申告しんこくnoun, suru verb, transitive verbA formal report or declaration made to the authorities, as with a tax return or customs declaration; for other senses of 'statement' this is seldom the word you want.
- 言げんnounReally means a word or remark and appears almost entirely within compounds and fixed phrases rather than standing alone; as a way to say 'statement' by itself it is marginal at best.
For something someone says use 発言; for a formal assertion or claim use 「申し立て」; for a prepared official statement use 「ステートメント」; 申告 is a declaration to the authorities, and 言 appears chiefly in set expressions.
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Japanese equivalents
- 発言はつげんstatement
- 申し立てもうしたてstatement
- ステートメントstatement
- 申告しんこくreport
- 言げんword
- 声明せいめいdeclaration
- 明言めいげんdeclaration
- 発表はっぴょうannouncement
- 陳述ちんじゅつstatement
- テーゼthesis
- 口上こうじょうvocal message
- 言明げんめいdeclaration
- 記載きさいmention (in a document)
- 論述ろんじゅつstatement (of a carefully reasoned logical argument)
- 声明書せいめいしょstatement
- 言説げんせつremark
- 声明文せいめいぶんproclamation
- 申述しんじゅつ(making a) statement
- 命令めいれい(software) instruction
- 言葉ことばwords
- 文ぶんstatement
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