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声明 (せいめい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 声明する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 声せい 明めい する 声せい 明めい しない Polite 声せい 明めい します 声せい 明めい しません Past polite 声せい 明めい しました 声せい 明めい しませんでした Past 声せい 明めい した 声せい 明めい しなかった Te-form 声せい 明めい して 声せい 明めい しないで Desire 声せい 明めい したい 声せい 明めい したくない Potential 声せい 明めい できる 声せい 明めい できない Passive 声せい 明めい される 声せい 明めい されない Causative 声せい 明めい させる 声せい 明めい させない Causative passive 声せい 明めい させられる 声せい 明めい させられない Volitional 声せい 明めい しよう Polite volitional 声せい 明めい しましょう Imperative 声せい 明めい しろ 声せい 明めい するな Conditional 声せい 明めい すれば 声せい 明めい しなければ Tara conditional 声せい 明めい したら 声せい 明めい しなかったら
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政せい 府ふ は 事じ 件けん に つい て 声せい 明めい を 発はっ 表ぴょう し た 。
The government issued a statement about the incident.
The organization declared that it opposed the plan.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 声せい 明めい を 発はっ 表ぴょう する for someone to issue a statement
The government issued an emergency statement.
声せい 明めい を 出だ す to release a statement
The company released a statement of apology.
声せい 明めい を 読よ み 上あ げる to read out a statement
The representative read out a statement at the UN.
声明せいめい に 反発はんぱつ する to react angrily to a statement
The opposition party strongly reacted against the statement.
Related words· 8 発表 is the broad, neutral word for announcing or presenting information, while 声明 specifically denotes a formal, official declaration of position.
宣言 sounds more emphatic or ceremonial, as in declaring independence or intentions, whereas 声明 is the standard term for an official public statement.
談話 refers to an official's informal remarks or comment reported in the news, while 声明 is a more direct, formal statement of position.
声明 is the native Japanese term for a formal public declaration (often political or legal), while ステートメント is the loanword version used especially in business and IT contexts.
Show 4 more 声明 is the general Japanese word for a public statement or declaration, while コミュニケ specifically refers to a formal diplomatic or official communiqué.
プレスリリース refers to a routine media announcement (often about products or events), whereas 声明 is a formal, often weightier public statement (e.g. from a government or organization) on a position or stance.
声明 is a public declaration issued by an organization or public figure, while 陳述 refers to presenting facts or opinions formally, often in a legal or procedural setting.
Don't confuse with 声明(しょうみょう) means Buddhist hymn chanting or the study of Sanskrit grammar, while 声明(せいめい), written with the same kanji but read differently, means a public statement or declaration.
Word family written statement; proclamation
written statement; declaration
joint declaration; joint statement
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 声, associated with voice or utterance, and 明, associated with making something clear. The spelling fits the idea of making a position clear publicly.
はつ
言げん
N2
声明 is a formal, often written public declaration issued by an organization, while 発言 refers to an individual's spoken remark.
反はん 対たい 声せい 明めい
statement of opposition; opposition declaration
bombshell announcement; shocking statement
