忠ちゅう告こく

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忠告する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Firm, well-meaning advice or warning, often given to prevent a mistake or to guide someone's behavior. Can be used as a noun or with する.

〈人ひと〉に忠ちゅう告こくするto give someone a warning/advice
先せん生せいは生せい徒とに忠ちゅう告こくした。
The teacher gave the student a word of warning.
忠ちゅう告こくを受うけるto receive a warning/advice
彼かれは医い者しゃから健けん康こうについて忠ちゅう告こくを受うけた。
He received a warning from his doctor about his health.
忠ちゅう告こくを無む視しするto ignore a piece of advice/warning
彼かれは友ゆう人じんの忠ちゅう告こくを無む視しして失しっ敗ぱいした。
He ignored his friend's advice and failed.
忠ちゅう告こくを聞きくto heed/listen to advice
母ははの忠ちゅう告こくをよく聞きいておけばよかった。
I wish I had listened to my mother's advice.

助じょ言げんN2
助言 is neutral, friendly advice offered to help, while 忠告 is stronger and often carries a warning tone meant to prevent a mistake.
警けい告こくN3
警告 is a formal, often official warning about danger or rule-breaking, whereas 忠告 is a more personal, well-meaning piece of advice.
勧かん告こくN1
勧告 is a formal recommendation issued by an authority or organization, while 忠告 is personal advice given by one individual to another.
アドバイスN3
アドバイス is a casual loanword for helpful advice with no negative connotation, while 忠告 implies a firmer warning against a mistake.

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意い見けんN4
忠告 is well-meaning advice or a warning given out of concern, while 意見 in this sense is a sharper reprimand pointing out a fault.
苦く言げん
忠告 is general advice or a warning, while 苦言 specifically stresses advice that is harsh to hear but well-meaning.
注ちゅう意いN4
忠告 is well-meaning personal advice given for someone's benefit, whereas 注意 can also be a neutral caution or an authority figure's scolding.
戒いましめN1
忠告 is the everyday word for advice or warning given to someone, whereas 戒め often sounds more moral, solemn, or lesson-like.
勧すすめN1
忠告 carries a warning or cautionary nuance, whereas 勧め is neutral encouragement or suggestion.

中ちゅう傷しょうN1
忠告 sounds similar to 中傷 but means well-meaning advice, whereas 中傷 means slander or defamation.
通つう告こく
忠告 sounds similar to 通告 and shares the kanji 告, but it means friendly or sincere advice/counsel, not a formal official notice.

つ
忠告 is typically counted with the general-purpose counter つ, as in 一つ忠告しておく (let me give you one piece of advice).

Compound of 忠 (loyalty, sincerity) and 告 (to tell, inform), conveying sincere, loyal advice.