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告発 (kokuhatsu) Japanese meaning: criminal complaint | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 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
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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
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A citizens' group filed a complaint against the mayor on suspicion of bribery.
The accounting fraud came to light through an internal whistleblowing complaint.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 告こく 発はつ する to file a criminal complaint against someone
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
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)
They accused him of fraud.
告こく 発はつ を 受う ける to receive an accusation or complaint
The police began an investigation after receiving the complaint.
Kanji 告 revelation, tell, inform 発 departure, discharge, publish Related words· 8 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.
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.
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.
告発 involves a formal accusation of wrongdoing to authorities, while 非難 is simply general criticism or blame without any legal procedure.
Show 4 more 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
