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広告 (こうこく, koukoku) Japanese meaning: advertisement | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 広告する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 広こう 告こく する 広こう 告こく しない Polite 広こう 告こく します 広こう 告こく しません Past polite 広こう 告こく しました 広こう 告こく しませんでした Past 広こう 告こく した 広こう 告こく しなかった Te-form 広こう 告こく して 広こう 告こく しないで Desire 広こう 告こく したい 広こう 告こく したくない Potential 広こう 告こく できる 広こう 告こく できない Passive 広こう 告こく される 広こう 告こく されない Causative 広こう 告こく させる 広こう 告こく させない Causative passive 広こう 告こく させられる 広こう 告こく させられない Volitional 広こう 告こく しよう Polite volitional 広こう 告こく しましょう Imperative 広こう 告こく しろ 広こう 告こく するな Conditional 広こう 告こく すれば 広こう 告こく しなければ Tara conditional 広こう 告こく したら 広こう 告こく しなかったら
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告こく
を
出だ
し
た
。
We placed a job advertisement in the newspaper.
This product is being advertised on TV.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 広こう 告こく を 出だ す to place an advertisement for something
We placed an advertisement for our new store.
広こう 告こく を 打う つ to run an advertising campaign
We plan to run a big advertising campaign for the new product.
広こう 告こく に 載の る to appear in an advertisement
That actor appears in a cosmetics advertisement.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 広こう 告こく を 出だ す to place an advertisement in a place (e.g. newspaper, website)
We decided to run an advertisement in the newspaper.
Kanji 告 revelation, tell, inform Related words· 10 広告 refers to a specific paid advertisement or formal notice, while 宣伝 covers broader promotional or publicity activities, sometimes with a propaganda nuance.
告知 is a general announcement or notification without any commercial intent, whereas 広告 usually implies a paid or promotional message.
広報 refers to public relations or official information dissemination, while 広告 specifically means a paid advertisement or promotional message.
広告 is the standard, neutral Japanese word for an advertisement, while アド is a casual loanword abbreviation used mostly in industry or informal speech.
Show 6 more 広告 is the general word for any advertisement, whereas バナー in its web sense refers specifically to a banner-shaped ad image on a webpage.
広告 is a broad term covering any kind of advertisement (print, online, broadcast), while コマーシャル refers specifically to a TV or radio commercial.
広告 is the general word for advertisement in any medium (print, web, etc.), whereas ＣＭ refers specifically to a TV or radio commercial.
広告 refers to an advertisement itself, usually paid, while パブリシティー is about the resulting publicity or public attention rather than the ad content.
Word family· 42 billboard; advertising tower · face (of a company, group, etc.); poster boy/girl
advertising expenses; advertising costs
advertising company; ad agency
Written forms 広こう 告こく Usage 100%
Standard modern kanji form; high-frequency in news and general use.
廣こう 告こく
out-dated kanji form
Outdated kanji form using 廣; still encountered in historical or pre-reform texts.
Etymology Compound of 広 (wide, broad) and 告 (to inform, announce). The modern form 広告 replaced the older 廣告 after the post-war kanji simplification.
チラシ
N2
広告 is the broad, general term for any advertisement, while チラシ specifically refers to a physical printed flyer or leaflet.
広告 refers specifically to an advertisement or ad placement, whereas プロモート describes the broader act of promoting a product, person, or event.
広こう 告こく 主ぬし
advertiser; advertising sponsor
advertising rates; advertising fee
Show 6 more billboard; advertising hoarding
advertising industry
advertising section; classified ads; ad column
advertising agency
personal advertisement; personals
hanging advertisement (in train/bus aisle)
