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How to say 'Announcement' in Japanese | 発表

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The Japanese word for Announcement is 'Happyou', written as 発表 in Japanese.'Announcement' in hiragana is はっぴょう.

    word

    発表

    Meaning

    Announcement

    Reading

    はっぴょう

    happyou

    Kanji

    発Departure 表Surface, Express

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '発表 (はっぴょう)' means 'announcement' or 'presentation'. It refers to the act of making something known publicly, often in a formal or official setting. This word is commonly used in academic, business, and media contexts. For example: The company made an announcement about the new product「会社は新製品について発表した」(かいしゃはしんせいひんについてはっぴょうした). I will give a presentation at the conference「私は会議で発表します」(わたしはかいぎではっぴょうします). The teacher announced the test results「先生はテストの結果を発表した」(せんせいはテストのけっかではっぴょうした). Note that '発表' can also imply a sense of responsibility or formality, as it often involves sharing information that others are waiting to hear.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    1148

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 発表

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • kanji

    表

    Meaning

    Surface, Express

Words Related to 発表 Through the Kanji 発

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 発 as well.

  • word

    開発

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    発生

    Meaning

    Occurrence

  • word

    発言

    Meaning

    Statement

  • word

    発見

    Meaning

    Discovery

  • word

    出発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • word

    発する

    Meaning

    Emit

  • word

    発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • word

    発揮

    Meaning

    Demonstration

  • word

    発想

    Meaning

    Idea

  • word

    発送

    Meaning

    Shipment

  • word

    始発

    Meaning

    First departure

  • word

    活発

    Meaning

    Lively

  • word

    発売

    Meaning

    Sale

  • word

    発行

    Meaning

    Issue, Publication

  • word

    発達

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    発明

    Meaning

    Invention

  • word

    発電

    Meaning

    Power generation

  • word

    発電所

    Meaning

    Power plant

  • word

    発熱

    Meaning

    Fever

  • word

    発音

    Meaning

    Pronunciation

  • word

    反発

    Meaning

    Rejection, Rebound

  • word

    発掘

    Meaning

    Excavation

  • word

    発射

    Meaning

    Launch

  • word

    発足

    Meaning

    Start, Launch

  • word

    発信

    Meaning

    Transmission

  • word

    発展

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    爆発

    Meaning

    Explosion

Words Related to 発表 Through the Kanji 表

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 表 as well.

  • word

    表

    Meaning

    Table

  • word

    表示

    Meaning

    Display

  • word

    表わす

    Meaning

    Express, Reveal

  • word

    表情

    Meaning

    Expression

  • word

    表現

    Meaning

    Expression

  • word

    代表

    Meaning

    Representation, Delegate

  • word

    表面

    Meaning

    Surface

  • word

    言い表わす

    Meaning

    Express

  • word

    図表

    Meaning

    Diagram, Chart

  • word

    裏表

    Meaning

    Both sides

  • word

    表明

    Meaning

    Statement

  • word

    表記

    Meaning

    Writing, Notation

  • word

    公表

    Meaning

    Announcement

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