通知|つうちtsuuchi[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbnotice; notification; report; posting
- noun, computingnotification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 通知する（つうちする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 通知します（つうちします） |
| Negative (nai) | 通知しない（つうちしない） |
| polite (masen) | 通知しません（つうちしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 通知せず・通知せぬ（つうちせず・つうちせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 通知した（つうちした） |
| polite (mashita) | 通知しました（つうちしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 通知しなかった（つうちしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 通知しませんでした（つうちしませんでした） |
| Te form | 通知して（つうちして） |
| Potential | 通知できる（つうちできる） |
| Passive | 通知される（つうちされる） |
| Causative | 通知させる（つうちさせる） |
| Causative passive | 通知させられる（つうちさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 通知すれば（つうちすれば） |
| tara | 通知したら（つうちしたら） |
| Volitional | 通知しよう（つうちしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 通知しましょう（つうちしましょう） |
| Imperative | 通知しろ（つうちしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym知らせしらせNeutralRefers to the news or message conveyed, including private news and omens; 「通知」 is the more businesslike notification, whether spoken, written, or a phone alert.
- Synonym案内あんないNeutralCovers guiding someone, introductions and invitations, as in 「ご案内」; 「通知」 centers on informing the other party of a matter.
- Synonymお知らせおしらせNeutralThe polite word, often used as the title of public announcements; 「通知」 is the more formal document.
- Synonym通報つうほうNeutralMeans reporting to the police or authorities, as in reporting a crime; 「通知」 is informing the party concerned.
- Synonym一報いっぽうNeutralA quick word to let someone know, as in 「ご一報ください」, or an initial report; 「通知」 is a formal notice of specific matters.
- Synonym報知ほうちWrittenBelongs to written prose and is rare even there: conveying news, now mostly in newspaper company names and alarm devices.
- Synonym予告よこくNeutralAdvance notice given beforehand, as in 「予告編」; 「通知」 need not come in advance.
- Synonym告げるつげるWrittenA verb, leaning toward written prose, meaning to tell or announce; 「通知」 is a noun or suru-verb.
- Synonym伝えるつたえるNeutralA verb for conveying or relaying; 「通知」 is more formal and mostly written.
- RelatedインフォメーションNeutralA loanword for information or an information desk; 「通知」 is a notification sent to the person concerned.
- Related通信つうしんNeutralRefers to correspondence and communication channels; 「通知」 is the notification itself, its content.
- Related報告ほうこくNeutralAn account of results or progress, as in 「業務報告」; 「通知」 centers on letting the other party know a matter, in whatever direction.
- Related報道ほうどうNeutralNews coverage by the media; 「通知」 is the party involved letting the people concerned know about a matter.
- Related消息しょうそくNeutralNews of a person's whereabouts or how they are doing; 「通知」 is a formal notification.
- Related便りたよりNeutralLetters and news exchanged mainly between family and friends; 「通知」 is the more businesslike notification.
- Related伝言でんごんNeutralA verbal message relayed through someone or left as a note; 「通知」 formally informs the other party, by any means.
- RelatedニュースNeutralA loanword for news; 「通知」 is telling the people concerned about a specific matter.
- Related情報じょうほうNeutralThe information or intelligence itself; 「通知」 is the act or document of notifying.
- Related報ほうWrittenWritten prose, mostly as a suffix in words like 「速報」 and 「訃報」.
- Related広報こうほうNeutralGovernment or corporate PR and publicity, as in 「市の広報」; 「通知」 is about notifying specific matters.
Use 「通知」 to tell someone a matter formally — 「合格通知」, 「通知が届く」 — whether spoken, written, or a phone alert. Head a public announcement with 「お知らせ」, report results with 「報告」, report to the police with 「通報」, and use 「案内」 for guidance or invitations. For personal news choose 「知らせ」 or 「便り」, for a quick word 「一報」, for media coverage 「報道」 or 「ニュース」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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