見出し|みだしmidashi[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounheading; headline; title; caption
- nounindex
- nounheadword
- 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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