見出し|みだしmidashi[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounheading; headline; title; caption
  2. nounindex
  3. nounheadword
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym表題ひょうだいWrittenWritten register. The title of a book, work, or speech (「表題作」); 「見出し」 centers on newspaper article headings and index entries.
  • SynonymヘディングNeutralNeutral loanword. The soccer term for heading the ball, though it can also mean a document heading; in daily use the soccer sense dominates.
  • Synonym題名だいめいWrittenWritten register. The name of a work (「映画の題名」) — books, films, songs — rather than the heading of an article or entry.
  • Synonym題だいWrittenWritten register. A subject or theme (「作文の題」); also serves as a counter for exam questions.
  • SynonymタイトルNeutralNeutral loanword. A title, also a championship or honor (「タイトル戦」); works for books, films and TV, and is very common in speech.
  • Synonym件名けんめいWrittenWritten register. An email subject line or the name of a classified entry (「件名を入力」); mostly in business contexts.
  • Synonym標記ひょうきFormalFormal. The title stated on a document (「標記の件」); typical of official documents.
  • Synonym首題しゅだいWrittenWritten and rare. The title at the head of a letter or notice, or the opening phrase of a sutra.
  • Synonym題号だいごうWrittenWritten and rare. The title of a book; in everyday speech 「題名」 is the normal choice.
  • SynonymヘッドラインNeutralNeutral loanword. A headline over a news story; mostly used in media contexts.
  • Synonym品題ほんだいWrittenWritten and rare. Chapter or section titles in Buddhist scriptures.
  • Related題字だいじWrittenWritten register. The lettering used as a title, as on books or stone monuments.
  • RelatedヘッダーNeutralNeutral loanword. A page header or email header; mostly used for computer documents.

Use 「見出し」 for the heading over a newspaper article or a dictionary entry (「新聞の見出し」「見出し語」). For the name of a work or book, choose 「題名」, 「タイトル」 or 「表題」; for an email subject, 「件名」. 「ヘッドライン」 is a news headline and 「ヘッダー」 a page or email header; 「タイトル」 can also mean a championship title.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 新聞しんぶんなどの記事きじでその内容ないようがすぐわかるように文章ぶんしょうの前まえに置おかれる言葉ことば。
  2. 本ほんの目次もくじ。
  3. 辞書じしょで一ひとつの項目こうもくになっている語ご。見出みだし語ご。
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