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宣言 (せんげん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
declaration ; proclamation ; announcement
A formal or explicit public statement that something is the case, will be done, or is officially in effect. As a する-verb, it commonly takes the thing declared with を.
彼かれ は みんな の 前まえ で 禁きん 煙えん を 宣せん 言げん し た 。
He announced in front of everyone that he would quit smoking.
Similar words 発はっ 表ぴょう A broader word for announcing or presenting information; 宣言 sounds more explicit, solemn, or committed.
公こう 表ひょう Means making information public; it does not necessarily imply a formal declaration of intent or status.
声せい 明めい Often refers to an official statement by a person, organization, or government; 宣言 emphasizes the act of declaring something clearly.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 宣, associated with proclaiming or announcing, and 言, meaning words or saying. The spelling transparently matches the modern meaning.
