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宣言 (せんげん, sengen) Japanese meaning: declaration | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 宣言する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 宣せん 言げん する 宣せん 言げん しない Polite 宣せん 言げん します 宣せん 言げん しません Past polite 宣せん 言げん しました 宣せん 言げん しませんでした Past 宣せん 言げん した 宣せん 言げん しなかった Te-form 宣せん 言げん して 宣せん 言げん しないで Desire 宣せん 言げん したい 宣せん 言げん したくない Potential 宣せん 言げん できる 宣せん 言げん できない Passive 宣せん 言げん される 宣せん 言げん されない Causative 宣せん 言げん させる 宣せん 言げん させない Causative passive 宣せん 言げん させられる 宣せん 言げん させられない Volitional 宣せん 言げん しよう Polite volitional 宣せん 言げん しましょう Imperative 宣せん 言げん しろ 宣せん 言げん するな Conditional 宣せん 言げん すれば 宣せん 言げん しなければ Tara conditional 宣せん 言げん したら 宣せん 言げん しなかったら
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態たい
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言げん
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The government declared a state of emergency.
He announced in front of everyone that he would quit smoking.
The declaration of independence had a major impact on history.
Usage patterns 独どく 立りつ を 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to declare independence
That country declared independence in 1960.
引いん 退たい を 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to announce one's retirement
He announced his retirement at the end of this season.
緊きん 急きゅう 事じ 態たい を 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to declare a state of emergency
The government declared a state of emergency.
Related words· 13 発表 is the broad, neutral word for announcing or presenting information, while 宣言 sounds more formal, explicit, and committed.
声明 refers to an official statement issued by a person or organization, while 宣言 stresses the act of clearly declaring something to be so.
公表 means simply making information public, whereas 宣言 implies a formal declaration of intent or status, not just disclosure.
宣言 is a formal, often public proclamation, while 明言 stresses the clarity and explicitness of what is stated rather than its ceremonial nature.
Show 9 more 宣言 is a formal or institutional declaration, often ceremonial or official, while 公言 stresses openly stating something personal to the public.
宣言 is a strong, formal proclamation (e.g. of independence or war), while 表明 covers milder statements of one's stance or feelings.
宣言 is a broader word for any declaration or announcement, while 布告 specifically denotes a formal, official edict issued by a governing authority.
宣言 is a public, often ceremonial or official proclamation, whereas 言明 can be any clear, formal statement or assertion, public or not.
Don't confuse with 宣言 means a formal declaration or announcement, while 宣伝 means advertising or promotion, and the two are easily confused because they share the kanji 宣 and a similar sound.
宣言 is a public declaration of one's own intention or stance, while 宣告 is an official pronouncement of a decision, sentence, or diagnosis handed down to someone else.
宣言 means a public declaration or announcement, while 宣誓 specifically means swearing an oath of truth or commitment, even though both share the kanji 宣.
Word family· 52 redeclaration
declarative
declarator
declarative statement
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.
宣言 is a formal, often public or ceremonial declaration, whereas 断言 is a personal statement made with strong conviction about the truth of something.
宣言 is a formal declaration or proclamation that may lack a binding promise, whereas 公約 specifically implies a commitment the speaker is expected to fulfill.
宣言 carries a stronger sense of a formal, often binding declaration (e.g. 独立宣言), while ステートメント is more neutral and common in modern business/IT usage.
宣言 is a declaration or proclamation of intent or fact, while 発令 emphasizes the formal act of officially issuing an order or warning through proper channels.
宣言 is a declaration or statement of intent, which can be personal or institutional; 公布 is the formal act of making a law or regulation publicly known.
マニフェスト
宣言 is a general declaration or announcement of intent by any person or body, while マニフェスト specifically denotes a political party's detailed policy pledges.
written declaration; manifesto
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declarative
joint declaration
forward declaration
variable declaration
