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発表 (はっぴょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N4 Freq. Frequency Top 500 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
announcement ; publication ; presentation ; release
Broadly used for making something public: official announcements, research presentations, product releases, or expressing opinions formally. The する form is common.
彼かれ は 学がっ 会かい で 研けん 究きゅう 結けっ 果か を 発はっ 表ぴょう し た 。
He presented his research results at the academic conference.
Kanji 発 departure, discharge, publish Similar words 公こう 表ひょう 公表 is more formal and often used for official public disclosure by authorities, while 発表 is broader and includes presentations, releases, and personal announcements.
告こく 知ち 告知 emphasizes notifying or informing a specific audience, often used for events or legal notices, whereas 発表 is about making something known publicly.
Etymology From Middle Chinese-derived elements 発 (to emit, to start) and 表 (to express, surface). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound has been used in Japanese to mean 'announcement' or 'public expression' since at least the Meiji period.
