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勧告 (かんこく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
advice ; recommendation ; counsel
Formal, often official advice or recommendation, sometimes with an implicit expectation of compliance. Used in legal, administrative, or organizational contexts.
The labor union advised the company to raise wages.
Kanji 勧 persuade, recommend, advise 告 revelation, tell, inform Similar words 助じょ 言げん 助言 is general, personal advice, while 勧告 is more formal and often carries official weight.
忠ちゅう 告こく 忠告 implies a warning or admonition, often from a position of concern, whereas 勧告 is a neutral, formal recommendation.
Etymology Compound of 勧 (かん, 'recommend, advise') and 告 (こく, 'inform, announce'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with formal advice.
