Translation guide
A small printed sheet of paper, often folded, used for advertising, information, or instructions.
A small printed sheet, often folded, used to promote something or provide information.
The most common word for a leaflet or flyer, often used for advertising. Can be a single sheet or folded.
They are handing out leaflets in front of the station.
This leaflet has detailed information.
Often implies a folded brochure or booklet, slightly more substantial than a single-sheet leaflet. Common for tourist information or product catalogs.
I picked up a travel brochure.
A direct loanword from English, used in formal or business contexts. Less common in everyday speech.
Please see the product leaflet.
A small sheet of paper included with a product, giving instructions or warnings.
General term for an instruction manual or explanatory leaflet. Often used for medicine or appliances.
Please read the medicine leaflet carefully.
Specifically refers to the package insert or leaflet included with pharmaceuticals, with official drug information.
A leaflet distributed for political or activist purposes.
Often used for political or protest leaflets, sometimes with a nuance of being handed out on the street or posted illegally.
There was an election leaflet in the mailbox.
チラシ is the most general term for a leaflet or flyer, often a single sheet. パンフレット usually implies a folded brochure or booklet. ビラ often carries a nuance of political or activist leaflets, or something distributed informally.
I check the supermarket flyer for sale items.
I got a brochure at the tourist information center.
They were handing out leaflets on the street corner.
The package insert lists the side effects.