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Kotomora

宣

proclaim, say, announce

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes9

Readings

On'yomi

  • セン

Kun'yomi

  • のたま.う

Nanori

  • とおる
  • のぶ
  • のぼる
  • のり
  • ひさ
  • よし

Meaning

宣 centers on making a formal or public statement: proclaiming, announcing, or saying something with authority.

Most common words using 宣

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  • 宣伝せんでん
    N3

    publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

  • 宣言せんげん
    N1

    declaration; proclamation; announcement

  • 宣告せんこく
    N1

    sentence; verdict; pronouncement

  • 宣せん

    imperial order; imperial decree

  • 宣誓せんせい

    oath; abjuration; pledge

  • 宣戦せんせん

    declaration of war

  • 街宣がいせん

    carrying out (political) propaganda activity on the streets

  • 宣教師せんきょうし

    missionary

  • 宣教せんきょう
    N1

    religious mission; religious proclamation

  • 託宣たくせん

    oracle; revelation; divine message

  • 宣うのたまう

    to say; to be pleased to say

  • 宣布せんぷ

    proclamation; dissemination; promulgation

  • 街宣車がいせんしゃ

    sound truck (used for campaigning, advertising or propaganda); loudspeaker van; (right-wing) propaganda vehicle

  • 緊急事態宣言きんきゅうじたいせんげん

    declaration of a state of emergency

  • 宣伝費せんでんひ
    N2

    publicity or advertising expenses

  • ご託宣ごたくせん

    oracle; revelation; divine message

  • グローバル宣言グローバルせんげん

    global declaration

  • システム宣言システムせんげん

    system declaration

  • システム適合性宣言システムてきごうせいせんげん

    system conformance statement

  • プロトコル実装適合性宣言プロトコルじっそうてきごうせいせんげん

    protocol implementation conformance statement; PICS

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Etymology

宣 combines 宀 (roof) with 亘, which likely contributes the sound and suggests spreading or extending, giving the idea of a proclamation spreading under a roof or from an official place.

Meaning mnemonic

Under a roof 宀, a message spreads out like the extended shape of 亘: a public proclamation is announced.

Reading mnemonic

For セン, imagine a town crier announcing a proclamation for one thousand (千, せん) people gathered under the roof: 千 -> セン.