公こう示じ

also: こうし

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公示する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	公こう示じする	公こう示じしない
Polite	公こう示じします	公こう示じしません
Past polite	公こう示じしました	公こう示じしませんでした
Past	公こう示じした	公こう示じしなかった
Te-form	公こう示じして	公こう示じしないで
Desire	公こう示じしたい	公こう示じしたくない
Potential	公こう示じできる	公こう示じできない
Passive	公こう示じされる	公こう示じされない
Causative	公こう示じさせる	公こう示じさせない
Causative passive	公こう示じさせられる	公こう示じさせられない
Volitional	公こう示じしよう
Polite volitional	公こう示じしましょう
Imperative	公こう示じしろ	公こう示じするな
Conditional	公こう示じすれば	公こう示じしなければ
Tara conditional	公こう示じしたら	公こう示じしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

public announcement; official notice; edict

Formal term for an official public notice issued by a government body or public institution, often with legal force. Commonly used in administrative and legal contexts.

政せい府ふは新あたらしい規き制せいを公こう示じした。
The government issued a public announcement of the new regulations.
公こう示じされた情じょう報ほうは誰だれでも閲えつ覧らんできます。
The officially announced information can be viewed by anyone.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を公こう示じするto officially/publicly announce something
政せい府ふは選せん挙きょの期き日じつを公こう示じした。
The government officially announced the date of the election.
〈事こと〉が公こう示じされるfor something to be officially announced/made public
新あたらしい法ほう律りつの施し行こう日びが官かん報ぽうで公こう示じされた。
The enforcement date of the new law was officially announced in the official gazette.

Kanji

公public, prince, official
示show, indicate, point out

Related words· 6

公こう告こく
公示 is used specifically for formal government or institutional announcements with legal effect, while 公告 is a broader term for public notice that can also appear in commercial contexts.
告こく示じ
告示 and 公示 both mean an official public notice issued by an authority, but 告示 is used mainly for local government or administrative directives, while 公示 often refers to nationwide legal announcements such as elections.
発はっ表ぴょうN4
発表 is a general word for making an announcement or presentation in any setting, while 公示 is restricted to formal, official notices with legal force.
通つう知ちN3
通知 is a general notification sent to a specific person or party, whereas 公示 is a public notice addressed to the general public.

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公こう布ふN1
公示 is an official public notice (e.g. of an election or administrative decision), whereas 公布 specifically refers to the promulgation of laws and regulations.
掲けい示じN3
公示 is an official, often legal public announcement made by an authority, while 掲示 is the more everyday word for any posted notice.

Opposites

内ない示じ
公示 is a formal, public announcement made openly, the opposite of 内示's confidential, internal notice.

Don't confuse with

工こう事じN3
公示 (public announcement) and 工事 (construction work) are pronounced identically as こうじ but have completely unrelated meanings.

Word family

公こう示じ価か格かく
declared value
公こう示じ地ち価か
official land price; assessed land value

Written forms

公示Usage100%
- こうじ
  Standard kanji form; the reading こうじ is the most common.
- こうし
  Alternate reading; less common than こうじ.
こうし

Etymology

Compound of 公 (public, official) and 示 (show, indicate). The reading こうじ is the standard on'yomi combination; こうし is a less common variant.