布告|ふこくfukoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbedict; ordinance; proclamation
   その国くには隣国りんごくに対たいし宣戦せんせんを布告ふこくした。↗

   The country declared war against its neighbor.

• Synonym公布こうふWrittenWritten; promulgating laws or treaties in the official gazette, as in 「法律を公布する」; 「布告」 now mostly appears in 「宣戦布告」 or old official notices.
• Synonym発布はっぷWrittenFormal; promulgating a constitution or laws, as in 「憲法発布」; 「布告」 today is mainly limited to 「宣戦布告」.
• Synonym公示こうじWrittenWritten; official notice by a public agency, such as 「公示」 for an election; 「布告」 leans toward proclaiming orders.
• Synonym公告こうこくWrittenWritten; official notices by government offices or companies via gazette or newspapers; 「布告」 leans historical or to declarations of war.
• Synonym告示こくじWrittenWritten; formal notice by a public agency, as of regulations or elections; 「布告」 carries the nuance of proclaiming an order.
• Synonym布令ふれいWrittenWritten; issuing laws and orders to the public; rare in everyday use, where 「布告」 is the more common word.
• Synonym布達ふたつWrittenWritten; conveying decisions from superiors to subordinates or those concerned; historically also a pre-1886 administrative order; rarely used today.
• Related宣言せんげんNeutralNeutral; a person or group publicly declaring its stance or policy, as in 「独立宣言」; 「布告」 stresses formally informing the public.
• Related声明せいめいWrittenWritten; publicly stating opinions or positions, as in 「共同声明」; 「布告」 carries a nuance of command.
• Related公表こうひょうNeutralNeutral; releasing information so the public can see it; 「布告」 has an official, commanding character.
• Related発表はっぴょうNeutralNeutral; the most common word for announcing or releasing something; 「布告」 is a formal proclamation to the public with much narrower use.
• RelatedアナウンスNeutralNeutral loanword for announcements, often over a public-address system, or formal information releases; 「布告」 is a formal proclamation.
• Related社告しゃこくWrittenWritten; a notice a company places in newspapers and the like, such as a product recall; 「布告」 is a general formal proclamation, today mostly 「宣戦布告」.
• Related告知こくちNeutralNeutral; notifying or telling, even just one person, as in disclosing an illness or publicizing an event; 「布告」 is a broad formal public proclamation.
• Related告達こくたつWrittenWritten and rare; simply means to notify or inform; in everyday speech 「通知」 is the natural word.
• Related宣布せんぷWrittenWritten; proclaiming or spreading something widely; 「布告」 is mostly for official state announcements.
• Related宣するせんするWrittenWritten verb meaning to declare, as in 「開会を宣する」; 「布告」 also works as 「布告する」, leaning to formal public proclamation.
• Related触れふれWrittenOld word for notices issued by the authorities, as in 「お触れ」; today one says 「布告」 or 「通知」.
• Relatedお達しおたっしNeutralNeutral; a notice or order handed down from above, often old-fashioned or half-joking; 「布告」 is a broad formal proclamation and does not stress rank.

To declare war, say 「宣戦布告」; 「布告」 itself also covers formally and widely informing the public. For promulgating laws use 「公布」 or 「発布」; for ordinary announcements 「発表」 or 「公表」; for company notices 「社告」 or 「公告」; for stating a position 「宣言」. 「告示」 and 「公示」 are official notices by public agencies, 「告知」 can be to a single person, 「アナウンス」 is broadcast announcements, and 「お達し」 is an order from above; the rest are written or dated terms.

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

1. 広ひろく一般いっぱんに知しらせること。
2. 国家こっかの決定けってい意志いしを公式こうしきに知しらせること。
3. 明治めいじ19年ねん以前いぜんに発布はっぷされた法律ほうりつや政令せいれい。