勧告|かんこくkankoku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveadvice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 勧告する（かんこくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 勧告します（かんこくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 勧告しない（かんこくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 勧告しません（かんこくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 勧告せず・勧告せぬ（かんこくせず・かんこくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 勧告した（かんこくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 勧告しました（かんこくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 勧告しなかった（かんこくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 勧告しませんでした（かんこくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 勧告して（かんこくして） |
| Potential | 勧告できる（かんこくできる） |
| Passive | 勧告される（かんこくされる） |
| Causative | 勧告させる（かんこくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 勧告させられる（かんこくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 勧告すれば（かんこくすれば） |
| tara | 勧告したら（かんこくしたら） |
| Volitional | 勧告しよう（かんこくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 勧告しましょう（かんこくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 勧告しろ（かんこくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym忠告ちゅうこくNeutralSincere advice urging someone to correct bad behavior, typically person to person; 「勧告」 is more formal and often made publicly or officially.
- Synonym進言しんげんWrittenA written, formal term for offering opinions or proposals to a superior; 「勧告」 is not bound by rank and solemnly urges someone to act.
- SynonymアドバイスNeutralA loanword for giving ideas or suggestions, common in speech; 「勧告」 is more solemn and formal.
- Synonym助言じょげんNeutralSuggestions offered from the side to help someone, as in 「助言を求める」; 「勧告」 is more formal but likewise usually carries no binding force.
- Synonym勧めるすすめるNeutralThe everyday verb for urging or recommending; 「勧告」 is a noun used for solemn, formal advice.
- Related勧めすすめNeutralThe everyday word for recommending or persuading, as in 「お勧め」; 「勧告」 has a solemn tone and is used on formal occasions.
- Related推奨すいしょうWrittenA written word for endorsing good things or practices, as in 「推奨環境」; 「勧告」 urges a course of action, as in 「避難勧告」.
- Antonym禁止きんしNeutralAn explicit ban that forbids an act and carries binding force; 「勧告」 merely advises, and can urge doing or stopping — the two contrast in coerciveness.
Use 「勧告」 for a solemn, formal urging to take action, as in 「避難勧告」. For everyday urging or recommending use 「勧める」; for sincere advice to correct someone, 「忠告」; for giving ideas, 「助言」 or 「アドバイス」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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