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告発する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

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

Meanings

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

criminal complaint; accusation; prosecution; indictment

Used as a noun or 告発する for formally accusing someone of wrongdoing, especially by reporting a suspected crime to the authorities. In broader news usage it can also mean exposing or denouncing wrongdoing.

市し民みん団だん体たいが市し長ちょうを収しゅう賄わいの疑うたがいで告こく発はつした。
A citizens' group filed a complaint against the mayor on suspicion of bribery.
内ない部ぶ告こく発はつによって不ふ正せい経けい理りが明あきらかになった。
The accounting fraud came to light through an internal whistleblowing complaint.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を告こく発はつするto file a criminal complaint against someone
被ひ害がい者しゃは加か害がい者しゃを告こく発はつした。
The victim filed a criminal complaint against the perpetrator.
〈事こと〉を告こく発はつするto expose or denounce wrongdoing
社しゃ員いんが会かい社しゃの不ふ正せいを告こく発はつした。
An employee exposed the company's fraudulent practices.
〈事こと〉として告こく発はつするto accuse someone of (a specific crime)
彼かれを詐さ欺ぎ罪ざいとして告こく発はつした。
They accused him of fraud.
告こく発はつを受うけるto receive an accusation or complaint
警けい察さつはその告こく発はつを受うけて捜そう査さを始はじめた。
The police began an investigation after receiving the complaint.

Kanji

告revelation, tell, inform
発departure, discharge, publish

Related words· 8

告こく訴そN1
告発 is an accusation typically made by a third party reporting suspected wrongdoing, while 告訴 is a criminal complaint filed by the victim or aggrieved party themselves.
起き訴そN1
告発 is the initial accusation or complaint that may trigger investigation, while 起訴 is the formal act of prosecution by prosecutors after that investigation.
密みっ告こく
告発 is a formal, often public accusation reported to authorities, while 密告 refers to a secret or anonymous tip-off, often carrying a negative nuance of betrayal.
非ひ難なんN2
告発 involves a formal accusation of wrongdoing to authorities, while 非難 is simply general criticism or blame without any legal procedure.

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通つう報ほうN1
告発 formally accuses a specific person of wrongdoing, while 通報 is the broader act of reporting an incident or situation to authorities, not necessarily naming an accused party.
弾だん劾がい
告発 is a general term for making an accusation or filing charges, while 弾劾 specifically means impeaching or publicly denouncing a person, especially an official, for wrongdoing.
訴そ追つい
告発 is an accusation or complaint often filed by a private citizen or whistleblower, whereas 訴追 is the formal prosecutorial action taken by authorities.
摘てき発はつN1
告発 means formally reporting or accusing someone to the authorities, while 摘発 is the authorities' own act of finding and exposing the crime.

Don't confuse with

公こう訴そ
告発 is a report or accusation made to investigators by a third party before any prosecution begins, while 公訴 is the later, formal indictment stage handled by the prosecutor.

Word family

告こく発はつ状じょう
bill of indictment; written accusation
告こく発はつ者しゃ
complainant; plaintiff; accuser
内ない部ぶ告こく発はつ
whistleblowing

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound: 告 conveys reporting or announcing, and 発 conveys bringing out or making something known. This is a component-based explanation of the spelling, not a claim about the word's full historical development.