宣告|せんこくsenkoku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbsentence; verdict; pronouncement
    裁判官さいばんかんは彼かれに死刑しけいを宣告せんこくした。↗
    The judge condemned him to death.
Conjugation
Dictionary form宣告する(せんこくする)
Polite (masu)宣告します(せんこくします)
Negative (nai)宣告しない(せんこくしない)
polite (masen)宣告しません(せんこくしません)
classical zu / nu宣告せず・宣告せぬ(せんこくせず・せんこくせぬ)
Past (ta)宣告した(せんこくした)
polite (mashita)宣告しました(せんこくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)宣告しなかった(せんこくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)宣告しませんでした(せんこくしませんでした)
Te form宣告して(せんこくして)
Potential宣告できる(せんこくできる)
Passive宣告される(せんこくされる)
Causative宣告させる(せんこくさせる)
Causative passive宣告させられる(せんこくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)宣告すれば(せんこくすれば)
tara宣告したら(せんこくしたら)
Volitional宣告しよう(せんこくしよう)
polite (mashou)宣告しましょう(せんこくしましょう)
Imperative宣告しろ(せんこくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym言い渡しいいわたしWrittenWritten noun for a court pronouncing a sentence or for the sentence itself. 「宣告」 also covers declaring death or naming a disease.
  • Synonym言い渡すいいわたすNeutralNeutral and more common: passing a decision, order, or sentence down from a superior. 「宣告」 is more formal and heavier in tone.
  • Synonym申し渡すもうしわたすFormalFormal. A superior solemnly conveys a decision, order, or sentence. 「宣告」 is mostly for judgments and for announcing a diagnosis.
  • Related宣言せんげんNeutralA person or group formally announces its stance or policy. 「宣告」 centers on announcing a judgment or conclusion, and can also be public, as in 「非常事態を宣告する」.
  • Related宣するせんするWrittenWritten, literary way of saying 'announce', as in 「開会を宣する」; rarely used in modern Japanese.

Use 「宣告」 for court sentences and for delivering a medical verdict. For a superior conveying a punishment or decision, 「言い渡す」 is the everyday choice; for a public declaration of a stance or policy, 「宣言」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 相手あいてに述のべ告つげること。
  2. 裁判さいばんで、罪状ざいじょうや判決はんけつを言い渡いいわたすこと。
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