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公開 (koukai) Japanese meaning: open to the public | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 500 Conjugation 公開する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 公こう 開かい する 公こう 開かい しない Polite 公こう 開かい します 公こう 開かい しません Past polite 公こう 開かい しました 公こう 開かい しませんでした Past 公こう 開かい した 公こう 開かい しなかった Te-form 公こう 開かい して 公こう 開かい しないで Desire 公こう 開かい したい 公こう 開かい したくない Potential 公こう 開かい できる 公こう 開かい できない Passive 公こう 開かい される 公こう 開かい されない Causative 公こう 開かい させる 公こう 開かい させない Causative passive 公こう 開かい させられる 公こう 開かい させられない Volitional 公こう 開かい しよう Polite volitional 公こう 開かい しましょう Imperative 公こう 開かい しろ 公こう 開かい するな Conditional 公こう 開かい すれば 公こう 開かい しなければ Tara conditional 公こう 開かい したら 公こう 開かい しなかったら
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映えい
画が
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来らい
月げつ
公こう
開かい
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れる
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The new movie will be released next month.
The government disclosed the investigation results.
This garden is open to the public.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 公こう 開かい される for something (a film, data, etc.) to be released or made public
That movie will be released next month.
〈 物もの 〉 を 一いっ 般ぱん に 公こう 開かい する to open something up to the general public
This museum will be open to the general public starting this year.
〈 事こと 〉 を 公こう 開かい する to disclose information or facts
The company disclosed its financial results.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 を 公こう 開かい する to open a place or facility to visitors
The interior of the castle is opened to the public on a special basis.
Expressions 公こう 開かい 中ちゅう now available; currently released; now showing Kanji 公 public, prince, official Related words· 12 発表 is for announcing or presenting results, plans, or ideas, while 公開 emphasizes making something accessible for anyone to see or use.
公表 is used specifically for officially publicizing information (like statistics or decisions), while 公開 covers a wider range including events, media, and facilities.
開示 is a formal, often legal or financial term for disclosing information, while 公開 is broader and includes making places, events, or media accessible.
開放 focuses on physically opening a place or facility for free access, while 公開 more broadly covers releasing anything—information, media, events—to the public.
Show 8 more 公開 means the general act of making something public, while 初公開 specifically refers to the very first time it is shown or released.
公開 means the general public release or opening of something (a film, information, event), while 上映 specifically refers to the screening of a film in a theater or venue.
公開 is a neutral, formal word for making something public or open, whereas 晒す often implies unwanted or harsh exposure.
Opposites· 10 非公開 means kept private or closed to the public, the direct opposite of 公開, which means made open or accessible to everyone.
公開 means to make something open or public, the direct opposite of keeping it 極秘 (top secret).
公開 means 'made public/open', the opposite of something kept シークレット (secret).
Show 7 more Don't confuse with 後悔 (regret) is pronounced identically to 公開 (making public) but has a completely unrelated meaning, so context is essential to tell them apart.
公開 means simply making something open or public, whereas 公募 specifically means publicly soliciting applications or proposals.
公開 (making something public, e.g. a release or disclosure) shares the same reading こうかい with 公海 but has nothing to do with the sea.
Counted with 公開 as an event (a screening, release, or exhibition) is typically counted with 回 for the number of times it occurs, e.g. 第1回公開.
Word family· 37 private; non-public; closed
debut; first public showing; opening
public text; publicly released document
Etymology Compound of 公 (public) and 開 (open). The word is a modern Sino-Japanese coinage, widely used from the Meiji period onward.
リリース
公開 stresses making something publicly viewable or accessible, especially films or documents, whereas リリース has more of a product-launch feel.
公開 means 'to release/open to the public' and is used for information, films, or events becoming public, whereas パブリック is an adjective describing something as inherently public or shared.
公開 simply means making something public, whereas 解禁 implies the content was deliberately withheld until a set release time.
公開 means opening something up to the public at large, whereas 披露 is about showing or demonstrating something to a particular audience, often with pride or ceremony.
公開 means simply making something open to the public, while お披露目 implies a special, often festive occasion marking the first showing.
隠いん 蔽ぺい
公開 means to make something public or disclose it, the direct opposite of 隠蔽's act of concealing information.
隠し refers to keeping something hidden, whereas 公開 means making it publicly known, so the two describe opposite treatments of information.
公開 means making information public, the direct opposite of 機密, which means keeping information classified.
公開 means to make something public, the direct opposite of 秘匿, which means to keep something hidden.
公開 means to make something open or public, the direct opposite of keeping it 秘密 (secret).
密 (secret) describes information kept hidden, while 公開 describes information made openly available to the public.
公開 means to make something open to the public, contrasting with 内々, which means handling something privately without disclosure.
ほう
映えい
N1
公開 means making something publicly available or releasing it (e.g. a movie in theaters), not specifically airing it on TV like 放映.
こう
開かい
日ひ
release date; publication date; opening day
publicly traded stock; listed stock
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public key
unpublished; unreleased; undisclosed; unlisted
open to the public; public opening · read permission: anybody
public key
in public; public occasion; public setting
