公表|こうひょうkouhyou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbofficial announcement; proclamation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 公表する（こうひょうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 公表します（こうひょうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 公表しない（こうひょうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 公表しません（こうひょうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 公表せず・公表せぬ（こうひょうせず・こうひょうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 公表した（こうひょうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 公表しました（こうひょうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 公表しなかった（こうひょうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 公表しませんでした（こうひょうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 公表して（こうひょうして） |
| Potential | 公表できる（こうひょうできる） |
| Passive | 公表される（こうひょうされる） |
| Causative | 公表させる（こうひょうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 公表させられる（こうひょうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 公表すれば（こうひょうすれば） |
| tara | 公表したら（こうひょうしたら） |
| Volitional | 公表しよう（こうひょうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 公表しましょう（こうひょうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 公表しろ（こうひょうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym発表はっぴょうNeutralThe most general term: presenting research, results, new products, even class presentations. 「公表」 stresses making previously undisclosed information public.
- Synonym公示こうじWrittenWritten style: an administrative body posting a public notice, as in 「地価公示」. 「公表」 is not limited to government agencies.
- Synonym告知こくちNeutralNotification, aimed at the person concerned or the public: 「病名の告知」, 「イベントの告知」. 「公表」 is about releasing information to society.
- Synonym声明せいめいWrittenWritten: formally stating a view or position, as in 「抗議声明」. 「公表」 centers on the information being released.
- Synonym公布こうふFormalFormal: reserved for promulgating laws and treaties, as in 「憲法公布」. Use 「公表」 for ordinary information.
- SynonymアナウンスNeutralLoanword for broadcast announcements and official information releases. 「公表」 leans formal and written.
- Synonym宣布せんぷWrittenWritten: proclaiming something and spreading it widely, as in 「教義を宣布する」. 「公表」 is about releasing information itself.
- Related宣言せんげんWrittenWritten: solemnly declaring a stance or resolve, as in 「独立宣言」. 「公表」 is about making facts and data public.
- Related声明せいめいWrittenWritten: formally stating a view or position, as in 「抗議声明」. 「公表」 centers on the information being released.
- Related発布はっぷFormalFormal: promulgating laws, mostly in historical contexts like 「憲法発布」. Today 「公布」 is the usual choice.
- Related布告ふこくFormalFormal: a government proclaiming publicly, as in 「宣戦布告」. 「公表」 covers ordinary information disclosure.
- Related告示こくじWrittenWritten: official notices issued by public agencies, as in 「文部科学省告示」. 「公表」 is not restricted to government bodies.
- Relatedお達しおたっしFormalFormal: a notice or order handed down from above, as in 「上からのお達し」; in speech it can carry a teasing nuance.
- Related告達こくたつFormalFormal and rare: conveying a notification. In everyday speech say 「通知」 instead.
- Related触れふれWrittenWritten: an official proclamation by the authorities, mostly seen in period dramas as 「お触れ」; dated flavor. For general information use 「公表」.
- Related宣するせんするWrittenWritten verb: to declare formally, as in 「開会を宣する」. 「公表」 stresses making information public.
- Related布達ふたつFormalFormal: authorities or superiors relaying decisions to subordinates; also pre-1886 administrative orders. Rare in modern use.
- Antonym非公開ひこうかいNeutralThe opposite of 「公表」 in terms of disclosure: not open to the public.
- Antonym秘匿ひとくWrittenWritten: the opposite of 「公表」 in terms of disclosure — deliberately concealing or keeping something secret.
Use 「公表」 when making previously undisclosed information or data public. For presenting research, results or new products, 「発表」 is the general choice; for promulgating laws, 「公布」; for formally stating a position, 「声明」; for notifying people, 「告知」. Government notices take 「公示」 or 「告示」, solemn declarations 「宣言」. 「非公開」 and 「秘匿」 are the opposites — keeping things hidden rather than public.
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