告示|こくじkokuji[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbnotice; bulletin
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 告示する（こくじする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 告示します（こくじします） |
| Negative (nai) | 告示しない（こくじしない） |
| polite (masen) | 告示しません（こくじしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 告示せず・告示せぬ（こくじせず・こくじせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 告示した（こくじした） |
| polite (mashita) | 告示しました（こくじしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 告示しなかった（こくじしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 告示しませんでした（こくじしませんでした） |
| Te form | 告示して（こくじして） |
| Potential | 告示できる（こくじできる） |
| Passive | 告示される（こくじされる） |
| Causative | 告示させる（こくじさせる） |
| Causative passive | 告示させられる（こくじさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 告示すれば（こくじすれば） |
| tara | 告示したら（こくじしたら） |
| Volitional | 告示しよう（こくじしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 告示しましょう（こくじしましょう） |
| Imperative | 告示しろ（こくじしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym公示こうじWrittenWritten/formal. A formal public posting by a government agency, as in 「地価公示」; it stresses public display, while 「告示」 stresses official written notification.
- Synonym布告ふこくWrittenWritten/formal. A government proclamation, as in 「宣戦布告」; formal in tone.
- Synonym公布こうふFormalFormal. Publishing laws or treaties in the official gazette for the public; 「告示」 is an agency formally notifying the public of general matters.
- Synonym通告つうこくWrittenWritten/formal. Formally notifying the other party, as in 「解雇通告」.
- Synonym告知こくちWrittenWritten/formal. Notifying or informing someone, as in 「告知事項」.
- Synonym発表はっぴょうNeutralNeutral. The everyday word for announcing or releasing something, as in 「合格発表」.
- Synonym発布はっぷWrittenWritten/formal. Promulgating a constitution or law, as in 「憲法発布」; historical and formal.
- Related公表こうひょうWrittenWritten/formal. Making data or results public, as in 「調査結果を公表」; somewhat formal.
- RelatedアナウンスNeutralNeutral loanword. Formally getting a message out to many people, usually by broadcast but also in writing; 「告示」 is specifically a public agency's notice.
- Related宣言せんげんWrittenWritten/formal. A solemn declaration, as in 「独立宣言」; stresses stating a position.
- Related宣布せんぷWrittenWritten/formal. Proclaiming and spreading something widely, as in 「宣布する」; stresses broad proclamation.
- RelatedアナウンスメントNeutralNeutral loanword. An announcement or statement; leans toward formal translated usage and is rare in everyday speech.
- Related布達ふたつWrittenWritten/formal. An office or superior notifying subordinates and those concerned; also a pre-1886 administrative order. 「告示」 addresses the general public.
- Antonym秘匿ひとくWrittenWritten/formal. Concealing something and keeping it undisclosed — the opposite of 「告示」.
Use 「告示」 for an official written notice from a public agency, as in 「選挙の告示」 or 「告示板」. For public display of information pick 「公示」; for promulgating laws and treaties 「公布」; for releasing results 「公表」 or the everyday 「発表」; for broadcast announcements 「アナウンス」. 「秘匿」 is the opposite: concealment.
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