お知らせ・お報せ|おしらせoshirase[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounnotice; notification
- Synonym通知つうちFormalFormal notices — official documents, business, or phone alerts. 「お知らせ」 is politer and softer in tone.
- Synonym知らせしらせNeutralPlain word for news or a notice, also an omen as in 「虫の知らせ」; 「お知らせ」 is simply its polite form.
- Related張り紙はりがみNeutralA sheet of paper stuck up — a notice or warning — or paper pasted onto things; 「お知らせ」 is about the content, not the posting form.
- Related張り出しはりだしNeutralA notice posted up for display, also the overhanging part of a building; 「お知らせ」 is not tied to any particular form.
- Related案内あんないNeutralGuidance, information or a notice, as in 「入学案内」; 「お知らせ」 centers on the matter being conveyed.
- Related予告よこくNeutralNotice given in advance, also a film trailer; 「お知らせ」 does not stress that it comes beforehand.
- Related告知こくちFormalFormal word for notifying or announcing, including disclosing a diagnosis to a patient; 「お知らせ」 is softer.
- Related掲示けいじFormalThe act of posting a notice where people can see it, as in 「掲示板」; formal in tone. 「お知らせ」 focuses on the information itself.
- Related広告こうこくNeutralBroad publicity for commercial or public-interest ends, like a newspaper ad; 「お知らせ」 conveys the matter itself, though it can be promotional.
- Relatedはり札はりふだNeutralA placard posted on a wall or board, also a numbered playing card; it is rare — say 「張り紙」 in most cases.
- Related貼り出しはりだしNeutralA notice posted up for the public to see — only that form; 「お知らせ」 is not limited to posted notices.
Use 「お知らせ」 for a polite notice or announcement. For formal or official notices, 「通知」 and 「告知」 fit; for something posted up, 「張り紙」 or 「掲示」; for advance notice, 「予告」; for advertising, 「広告」. 「知らせ」 is the plain form, 「案内」 adds guidance or information, and 「貼り出し」 is a posted notice.
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