勧かん告こく

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勧告する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	勧かん告こくする	勧かん告こくしない
Polite	勧かん告こくします	勧かん告こくしません
Past polite	勧かん告こくしました	勧かん告こくしませんでした
Past	勧かん告こくした	勧かん告こくしなかった
Te-form	勧かん告こくして	勧かん告こくしないで
Desire	勧かん告こくしたい	勧かん告こくしたくない
Potential	勧かん告こくできる	勧かん告こくできない
Passive	勧かん告こくされる	勧かん告こくされない
Causative	勧かん告こくさせる	勧かん告こくさせない
Causative passive	勧かん告こくさせられる	勧かん告こくさせられない
Volitional	勧かん告こくしよう
Polite volitional	勧かん告こくしましょう
Imperative	勧かん告こくしろ	勧かん告こくするな
Conditional	勧かん告こくすれば	勧かん告こくしなければ
Tara conditional	勧かん告こくしたら	勧かん告こくしなかったら

Meanings

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.

委い員いん会かいは政せい府ふに政せい策さくの見み直なおしを勧かん告こくした。
The committee recommended that the government review its policy.
労ろう働どう組くみ合あいは会かい社しゃに賃ちん上あげを勧かん告こくした。
The labor union advised the company to raise wages.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉を勧かん告こくするto formally recommend/advise someone to do something
政せい府ふは住じゅう民みんに避ひ難なんを勧かん告こくした。
The government issued a recommendation for residents to evacuate.
勧かん告こくに従したがうto comply with a recommendation
会かい社しゃは当とう局きょくの勧かん告こくに従したがって生せい産さんを中ちゅう止しした。
The company complied with the authorities' recommendation and halted production.
勧かん告こくを無む視しするto ignore a recommendation
彼かれは医い師しの勧かん告こくを無む視しして仕し事ごとを続つづけた。
He ignored the doctor's recommendation and kept working.
勧かん告こくを受うけるto receive a (formal) recommendation
その企き業ぎょうは改かい善ぜんの勧かん告こくを受うけた。
The company received a recommendation to make improvements.

Kanji

勧persuade, recommend, advise
告revelation, tell, inform

Related words· 6

助じょ言げんN2
助言 is everyday, personal advice, while 勧告 is a formal, often official recommendation that may carry an expectation of compliance.
忠ちゅう告こくN2
忠告 is heartfelt admonition or warning from someone concerned about you, whereas 勧告 is a neutral, formal recommendation from an authority or organization.
勧かん奨しょう
勧奨 stresses encouraging someone toward a beneficial action (e.g. 退職勧奨), while 勧告 is a broader term for a formal recommendation that may relate to compliance or correction.
提てい言げん
勧告 carries more authority and often implies an expectation of compliance, whereas 提言 is a formal suggestion without that binding weight.

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警けい告こくN3
勧告 is an official recommendation or advisory urging a certain action, while 警告 focuses on alerting someone to danger or a violation rather than suggesting a course of action.
呼よびかけ
勧告 is a formal, official recommendation or advisory issued by an authority, while 呼びかけ is a more general call for action that can come from anyone.

Don't confuse with

勧かん誘ゆうN1
勧誘 means to solicit or invite someone (e.g. into a sales scheme or membership), while 勧告 is a formal, often official recommendation with no sales connotation.

Word family

勧かん告こく案あん
draft recommendation; proposed recommendation
勧かん告こく状じょう
letter of advice; written recommendation; advisory letter
勧かん告こく者しゃ
adviser; advisor; counselor
避ひ難なん勧かん告こく
evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate
渡と航こう自じ粛しゅく勧かん告こく
travel advisory

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.