報知|ほうちhouchi[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbinformation; news; intelligence
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 報知する(ほうちする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 報知します(ほうちします) |
| Negative (nai) | 報知しない(ほうちしない) |
| polite (masen) | 報知しません(ほうちしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 報知せず・報知せぬ(ほうちせず・ほうちせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 報知した(ほうちした) |
| polite (mashita) | 報知しました(ほうちしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 報知しなかった(ほうちしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 報知しませんでした(ほうちしませんでした) |
| Te form | 報知して(ほうちして) |
| Potential | 報知できる(ほうちできる) |
| Passive | 報知される(ほうちされる) |
| Causative | 報知させる(ほうちさせる) |
| Causative passive | 報知させられる(ほうちさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 報知すれば(ほうちすれば) |
| tara | 報知したら(ほうちしたら) |
| Volitional | 報知しよう(ほうちしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 報知しましょう(ほうちしましょう) |
| Imperative | 報知しろ(ほうちしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymニュースNeutralLoanword for news; the most common everyday word, centered on recent events. 「報知」 is written/formal prose, mostly in alarm-device names.
- SynonymインフォメーションNeutralLoanword for information, also an info counter at a station or mall. 「報知」 is written/formal prose, seen mainly in alarm-device names.
- Synonym知らせしらせNeutralA notice or piece of news; can also mean an omen, as in 「虫の知らせ」.
- Synonym情報じょうほうNeutralInformation or intelligence; the word with the widest range of uses, without the written/formal flavor of 「報知」.
- Synonym消息しょうそくWrittenWritten/formal prose for news from a person, their whereabouts or movements. 「報知」 stresses telling the news to others.
- Synonym便りたよりNeutralNews or tidings, often letters; carries a correspondence feel, unlike the written/formal 「報知」.
- Synonym報ほうWrittenNews, mostly as a suffix in words like 「訃報」 and 「速報」. Noun only — unlike 「報知」, it cannot take 「する」 as a verb.
- Synonym通知つうちNeutralA formal notice, typically a document; centers on paperwork, whereas 「報知」 is the written/formal word.
- Synonym通報つうほうNeutralA report to the authorities, e.g. tipping off the police; stresses urgency, unlike the written/formal 「報知」.
- Synonym報道ほうどうNeutralMedia news reporting; stresses dissemination to the public, unlike the written/formal 「報知」.
- Related伝言でんごんNeutralA verbal message or note left for someone; stresses relaying it, not the written/formal tone of 「報知」.
- Related報告ほうこくNeutralA report of results or progress; stresses passing information up the line, not the written/formal tone of 「報知」.
「報知」 is for notifying or informing someone; it is written/formal prose and mostly appears in compounds like 「火災報知器」 and 「報知機」. In everyday speech say 「知らせ」 or 「ニュース」; use 「通報」 to report to the police, 「報道」 for media coverage, and 「報告」 for reporting results.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


