ポスターposutaa

JLPT N2approx.Common
ポスタposuta
Definitions
  1. nounposter
    彼かれは立ち止たちどまってポスターをのぞき込こんだ。↗
    He paused to look at the poster.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related張り紙はりがみNeutralA paper slip stuck on a wall, e.g. 「立入禁止の張り紙」; it leans toward notices and reminders, while 「ポスター」 leans toward publicity and ads.
  • Related看板かんばんNeutralA shop signboard or billboard; figuratively also the star attraction or face of a business. 「ポスター」 is a printed sheet you put up.
  • Related掲示けいじWrittenWritten/formal prose: posting a notice up, or the notice itself; the focus is on informing. The notice board is 「掲示板」.
  • Relatedはり札はりふだNeutralA posted notice or announcement; the word sounds old-fashioned and is rarely seen. For publicity posters, say 「ポスター」.
  • Related広告塔こうこくとうNeutralAn advertising tower standing in the street; figuratively, a celebrity used as a company's face or ambassador. 「ポスター」 is a printed sheet put up.
  • Related貼り出しはりだしNeutralA public announcement put up on a wall, e.g. exam results or name lists; the emphasis is on public notice, while 「ポスター」 is for publicity.

Use 「ポスター」 for printed sheets put up to advertise or promote. For plain notices and reminders say 「張り紙」; for posting results or name lists, 「貼り出し」; in formal prose, 「掲示」. 「看板」 is a signboard and 「広告塔」 an ad tower or a firm's face; 「はり札」 is old-fashioned.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 公衆こうしゅうへの宣伝せんでん、広告こうこくなどのため人目ひとめにつく場所ばしょへ掲示けいじさる張り紙はりがみ。
English equivalents

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