吐露|とろtoro[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbexpressing one's mind; speaking out
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 吐露する（とろする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 吐露します（とろします） |
| Negative (nai) | 吐露しない（とろしない） |
| polite (masen) | 吐露しません（とろしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 吐露せず・吐露せぬ（とろせず・とろせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 吐露した（とろした） |
| polite (mashita) | 吐露しました（とろしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 吐露しなかった（とろしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 吐露しませんでした（とろしませんでした） |
| Te form | 吐露して（とろして） |
| Potential | 吐露できる（とろできる） |
| Passive | 吐露される（とろされる） |
| Causative | 吐露させる（とろさせる） |
| Causative passive | 吐露させられる（とろさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 吐露すれば（とろすれば） |
| tara | 吐露したら（とろしたら） |
| Volitional | 吐露しよう（とろしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 吐露しましょう（とろしましょう） |
| Imperative | 吐露しろ（とろしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym言い表すいいあらわすNeutralNeutral: to put into words, with the focus on finding the right phrasing; 「吐露」 stresses unburdening your thoughts and feelings with nothing held back.
- Synonym表出ひょうしゅつWrittenWritten/formal prose, even academic: making feelings show on the outside, not only through speech; 「吐露」 is specifically about voicing your true feelings aloud.
- Synonym述べるのべるNeutralNeutral: to state or set out an opinion, in speech or in writing; it suggests formal statement and, unlike 「吐露」, carries no nuance of confession.
- Related口走るくちばしるCasualColloquial: to blurt something out on impulse or let it slip by accident — the words escape you; 「吐露」 is a deliberate, willing confession of what you feel.
- Related表すあらわすNeutralNeutral and very broad: to express or show, in words, writing, facial expression or action; it does not specifically mean confessing what is in your heart.
- Related言ういうNeutralNeutral and the most basic verb for saying something; 「吐露」 is reserved for laying your own thoughts and feelings bare, with nothing concealed.
- Related漏らすもらすNeutralNeutral: to let a secret slip out, or vent dissatisfaction or a sigh, whether deliberately or not; 「吐露」 is a frank, willing opening up of your heart.
- Related話すはなすNeutralNeutral: to talk, converse or tell, with no nuance of candour; 「吐露」 centres on speaking your heart without any attempt at disguise.
- Related発するはっするWrittenWritten/formal prose: to emit or give off sounds, light or heat, or to set out; it meets 「吐露」 only in the sense of uttering words, with no nuance of confession.
- Related吐くはくNeutralNeutral: to vomit, but also to voice your true feelings, as in 「本音を吐く」「弱音を吐く」; it is the colloquial choice, while 「吐露」 leans written and formal.
- Related他言たごんWrittenWritten/formal prose: telling a secret to others, seen mostly in 「他言無用」; the focus is divulging secrets, while 「吐露」 is about speaking your own feelings.
- Antonym秘めるひめるNeutralNeutral antonym: to keep your feelings hidden inside so that no one knows them — the opposite of 「吐露」's unreserved outpouring of the heart.
- Antonym隠すかくすNeutralNeutral antonym: to hide or conceal, whether a physical object or a matter you keep from others — the opposite of 「吐露」's frank disclosure.
Use 「吐露」 for voicing your feelings or thoughts with nothing held back, as in 「心情を吐露する」. For words that slip out by accident, use 「口走る」; for letting a secret out, 「漏らす」. The opposite is 「秘める」, keeping feelings hidden.
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