お知らせ・お報せ|おしらせoshirase[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
お知らせお知らせ is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. Use it for notices and notifications.
お報せお報せ is a rarely used kanji-and-kana spelling. You may encounter it in writing, but it is not the usual choice.
Definitions
  1. nounnotice; notification
    状況じょうきょうをお知しらせください。↗
    Please let me know the status.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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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Japanese definitions
  1. 「しらせ」を丁寧ていねいに言いったもの。
  2. 案内あんないや通知つうちを記しるした紙かみなどのこと。
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