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喧伝 (けんでん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

喧けん伝でん

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で

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Meanings

1

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

spread around; talk about widely; noise about

Used for spreading news, rumors, or information widely, often with a nuance of making something public or well-known.

彼かれの功こう績せきはマスコミによって喧けん伝でんされた。
His achievements were widely publicized by the mass media.
新しん製せい品ひんの情じょう報ほうを喧けん伝

でん

する

。

They spread information about the new product.

Kanji

喧noisy, boisterous
伝transmit, go along, walk along

Similar words

広ひろめる
広める is a general term for spreading or propagating something, while 喧伝する specifically implies making something widely known, often through talk or media, and can carry a nuance of noising about.
流る布ふ
流布 is more about dissemination or circulation of information, often in a neutral sense, whereas 喧伝 emphasizes the act of spreading by word of mouth or publicity.

Etymology

Compound of 喧 (noisy, clamorous) and 伝 (transmit, convey). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination suggests conveying something in a noisy or widespread manner.