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広報 (kouhou) Japanese meaning: public relations | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 広報する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 広こう 報ほう する 広こう 報ほう しない Polite 広こう 報ほう します 広こう 報ほう しません Past polite 広こう 報ほう しました 広こう 報ほう しませんでした Past 広こう 報ほう した 広こう 報ほう しなかった Te-form 広こう 報ほう して 広こう 報ほう しないで Desire 広こう 報ほう したい 広こう 報ほう したくない Potential 広こう 報ほう できる 広こう 報ほう できない Passive 広こう 報ほう される 広こう 報ほう されない Causative 広こう 報ほう させる 広こう 報ほう させない Causative passive 広こう 報ほう させられる 広こう 報ほう させられない Volitional 広こう 報ほう しよう Polite volitional 広こう 報ほう しましょう Imperative 広こう 報ほう しろ 広こう 報ほう するな Conditional 広こう 報ほう すれば 広こう 報ほう しなければ Tara conditional 広こう 報ほう したら 広こう 報ほう しなかったら
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Event information is in the city's public relations magazine.
She works in the public relations department.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 広こう 報ほう する to publicize (something) to the public
The city publicized the holding of the event.
広こう 報ほう 活かつ 動どう を 行おこな う to carry out public relations activities
The company carried out PR activities for the new product.
〈 人ひと 〉 が 広こう 報ほう を 担たん 当とう する for someone to be in charge of public relations
She is in charge of public relations for the company.
広こう 報ほう に 力ちから を 入い れる to put effort into public relations
The organization is putting a lot of effort into public relations.
Related words 広報 refers to neutral, informational public relations activity, while 宣伝 implies commercial or persuasive advertising and promotion.
広報 is the native Japanese term for public relations, used especially in formal government or corporate contexts, while ＰＲ is the common loanword abbreviation used more casually and in business/media.
広報 is the broader, more official term for public relations or information dissemination, while パブリシティー is the trendier, media/PR-jargon word for the publicity or attention gained.
広報 centers on disseminating information to the public or media, while 渉外 centers on direct liaison and negotiation with outside parties such as clients or partners.
広報 refers to public relations or official information dissemination, while 広告 specifically means a paid advertisement or promotional message.
Don't confuse with 広報 and 公報 share the same pronunciation こうほう, but 公報 means an official government bulletin or gazette while 広報 covers all public relations activities and materials.
広報 means public relations or public information (often a general PR bulletin), while 会報 specifically refers to a members-only newsletter of an organization.
Word family· 13 public relations officer
public relations department; PR office
public relations department; information bureau
PR magazine; public relations brochure
Written forms 広こう 報ほう Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling for public relations and publicity.
弘こう 報ほう Usage <1%
Rare variant using 弘 (vast, spread). Not commonly used in modern Japanese.
Etymology Compound of 広 (wide, broad) and 報 (report, inform). The spelling 弘報 uses a variant character with a similar meaning of 'spread' or 'vast', but is now rare.
public relations department; PR section; PR office
Show 5 more public relations department; PR section
public diplomacy
public-relations ambassador; brand ambassador
public relations and public listening
public relations information; PR information
