Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 宣伝する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 宣せん 伝でん する 宣せん 伝でん しない Polite 宣せん 伝でん します 宣せん 伝でん しません Past polite 宣せん 伝でん しました 宣せん 伝でん しませんでした Past 宣せん 伝でん した 宣せん 伝でん しなかった Te-form 宣せん 伝でん して 宣せん 伝でん しないで Desire 宣せん 伝でん したい 宣せん 伝でん したくない Potential 宣せん 伝でん できる 宣せん 伝でん できない Passive 宣せん 伝でん される 宣せん 伝でん されない Causative 宣せん 伝でん させる 宣せん 伝でん させない Causative passive 宣せん 伝でん させられる 宣せん 伝でん させられない Volitional 宣せん 伝でん しよう Polite volitional 宣せん 伝でん しましょう Imperative 宣せん 伝でん しろ 宣せん 伝でん するな Conditional 宣せん 伝でん すれば 宣せん 伝でん しなければ Tara conditional 宣せん 伝でん したら 宣せん 伝でん しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 宣せん 伝でん する to advertise/promote something
They advertised the new product on TV.
宣せん 伝でん に 力ちから を 入い れる to put effort into promotion
This company puts a lot of effort into advertising.
大々的だいだいてき に 宣伝せんでん する to advertise on a large scale
They are promoting the new movie on a massive scale.
宣せん 伝でん を 打う つ to run an advertising campaign
We decided to launch an ad campaign for the new product.
Kanji 伝 transmit, go along, walk along Related words· 12 広告 refers to a specific paid advertisement, while 宣伝 covers any promotional activity, including non-paid publicity or propaganda.
プロパガンダ is a loanword focused on political or ideological persuasion, whereas 宣伝 is more neutral and can also mean ordinary commercial advertising.
広報 means public relations or information dissemination without necessarily trying to persuade, while 宣伝 actively aims to promote or influence opinion.
宣伝 refers to advertising or promoting something broadly, while アピール in this sense specifically means actively showing off one's own qualities or achievements.
Show 8 more Show fewer 宣伝 means publicity or advertising in general, while キャンペーン refers to an organized, often time-limited promotional effort.
販促 refers to activities that directly drive sales (discounts, campaigns), while 宣伝 focuses on advertising and raising awareness of a product.
宣伝 covers promotion or advertising in a broad, everyday sense, whereas パブリシティー specifically means the public exposure or attention a product or person receives.
宣伝 is the native Japanese word for advertising/publicity and covers a wider range of contexts, while プロモート is a modern loanword used mainly in marketing and entertainment.
宣伝する means 'to advertise or publicize' something to raise awareness, whereas 売り込む focuses on the actual sales push toward a deal.
宣伝 is the everyday word for advertising or publicity, while プロモーション emphasizes a strategic, often larger-scale marketing campaign.
宣伝 refers to promotional activity or publicity in general, whereas コマーシャル specifically means a broadcast ad spot.
宣伝 refers to advertising or publicity in general, whereas 売り込み is the more targeted, person-to-person act of trying to close a sale.
Don't confuse with 宣伝 (advertising/promotion) and 宣言 (a declaration or proclamation) share the kanji 宣 but refer to very different acts—one persuades, the other states.
宣伝 means advertising or publicity for a product, whereas マーケティング is the broader strategic activity that includes research, pricing and distribution as well as advertising.
Word family· 29 advertising expenses; publicity costs
advance publicity; pre-promotion
publicist; PR officer; press agent
publicist; propagandist
publicity expert; PR person; hype man
Show 5 more Show fewer propaganda war
promotional copy; blurb; advertising text
advertising department; PR department
false propaganda; bad publicity; negative campaigning
counterpropaganda
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Etymology Compound of 宣 (proclaim, announce) and 伝 (transmit, convey). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with spreading information.
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