報道|ほうどうhoudou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbreport (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 報道する（ほうどうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 報道します（ほうどうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 報道しない（ほうどうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 報道しません（ほうどうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 報道せず・報道せぬ（ほうどうせず・ほうどうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 報道した（ほうどうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 報道しました（ほうどうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 報道しなかった（ほうどうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 報道しませんでした（ほうどうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 報道して（ほうどうして） |
| Potential | 報道できる（ほうどうできる） |
| Passive | 報道される（ほうどうされる） |
| Causative | 報道させる（ほうどうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 報道させられる（ほうどうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 報道すれば（ほうどうすれば） |
| tara | 報道したら（ほうどうしたら） |
| Volitional | 報道しよう（ほうどうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 報道しましょう（ほうどうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 報道しろ（ほうどうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymニュースNeutralLoanword for the news itself — the content you watch or hear. Common in everyday speech, while 「報道」 stresses the media's act of reporting it.
- SynonymレポートNeutralLoanword for reports and papers, also on-site reporting. 「報道」 centers on dissemination through the media.
- Synonym記事きじNeutralA single article in a newspaper or magazine. 「報道」 is the act of reporting itself.
- Synonym報告ほうこくNeutralPresenting the results of research or a task to the parties concerned — a superior, academia. 「報道」 is the media reaching the mass public.
- Synonym報ほうWrittenMostly used as a suffix, as in 「速報」 and 「訃報」; on its own it belongs to written prose.
- Synonym報知ほうちWrittenWritten-style word for news or a notice, rarely used even in writing; seen mostly in newspaper company names.
- SynonymルポルタージュNeutralLoanword for in-depth documentary reporting or reportage literature; 「報道」 is the broader term.
- SynonymルポNeutralShort for 「ルポルタージュ」: documentary reporting written from firsthand fieldwork. More common in everyday use than the full form.
- Synonym報じるほうじるWrittenA written-style verb meaning to report or to repay; 「報道」 is the noun.
- Synonymニュース記事ニュースきじNeutralA written news story; the emphasis falls on the article, while 「報道」 points to the act of reporting.
- Related知らせしらせNeutralA message or notice passed to someone, including private ones. 「報道」 is public reporting by the media.
- Related通信つうしんNeutralCorrespondence or communication; also dispatches from news agencies. 「報道」 focuses on the reporting itself.
- Related一報いっぽうNeutralA brief word to let someone know, or the first news of something, as in 「ご一報ください」. 「報道」 is media reporting to the public.
- Related広報こうほうNeutralPublicity: governments or companies releasing information about themselves. 「報道」 is media reporting on events of all kinds.
- Antonym秘匿ひとくWrittenHiding or keeping something secret; the opposite of 「報道」, which spreads information openly.
- Antonym隠蔽いんぺいWrittenCovering up or suppressing inconvenient facts — the opposite of 「報道」, which reports matters publicly.
Use 「報道」 for media coverage in newspapers and on TV, as in 「報道番組」. The news itself is 「ニュース」, a single article is 「記事」, and in-depth field reporting is 「ルポ」. For an organization's own publicity, say 「広報」; for covering things up, 「隠蔽」.
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