表題・標題|ひょうだいhyoudai[0]heiban (flat)

1. nountitle; index; heading; headline; caption

• Synonym題名だいめいNeutralThe name given to a work, such as a book or film. 「表題」 leans formal and is used mainly for the titles of articles, documents and books.
• Synonym題だいNeutralA one-character word for a title or topic; it also covers test questions. Commonly seen in 「題をつける」, to assign a title.
• SynonymタイトルNeutralLoanword for a title, also a championship title. The usual choice in speech, where 「表題」 would sound stiff or bookish.
• Synonym見出しみだしNeutralNewspaper headlines and dictionary headwords; a heading in the typographical sense rather than the formal title of a work.
• Related演題えんだいNeutralRestricted to the topic of a speech, lecture or talk; a specialized term, unlike the broader 「表題」.
• Related曲名きょくめいNeutralThe title of a piece of music or a song; strictly limited to musical works.
• Related件名けんめいNeutralThe subject line of an email or the name of a case; a term geared to office and administrative use.
• Related標記ひょうきWrittenA title as actually written or marked; in official documents the formula 「標記の件」 is standard. Written/formal prose.
• Related首題しゅだいWrittenThe heading at the head of a document such as a letter or notice; rare even in written use. Also the opening phrase of a sutra.

Use 「表題」 for the formal title of an article, document or book, as in 「表題作」. For the name of a work say 「題名」, for a song 「曲名」, and in everyday speech 「タイトル」. Email subjects take 「件名」, newspaper headlines 「見出し」, lecture topics 「演題」; 「標記」 belongs to official documents.

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

1. 表紙ひょうしに標記ひょうきされた題名だいめいや書名しょめい。
2. 演劇えんげきや演説えんぜつ、談話だんわなどの題目だいもく。