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発言する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to a spoken comment or declaration, often in formal or public settings. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to make a statement'.

Related words· 10

意い見けんN4
意見 is a broader term for an opinion or view, while 発言 specifically refers to the act or content of speaking up.
コメントN2
コメント is a casual, everyday comment (often online), while 発言 is a more formal spoken statement, often in official or public settings.
声せい明めいN1
声明 is a formal, often written public declaration issued by an organization, while 発言 refers to an individual's spoken remark.
言げん論ろんN1
発言 refers to a specific statement someone makes, while 言論 is the broader, more abstract idea of public expression or discourse.

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セリフN2
発言 is a formal term for a statement or remark someone makes, while セリフ specifically refers to a line of dialogue or a characteristic remark, often in a script or conversation.
言げん
発言 specifically means an utterance or statement made in a public or formal setting, whereas 言 is the broader, more abstract term for a word or remark.
声こえN5
声 can loosely mean an opinion or feeling someone expresses, while 発言 is the more formal term for a specific remark made in a discussion or meeting.
一ひと言ことN3
発言 refers to a formal statement or speaking up, often in meetings, while 一言 is shorter and can be casual or set-phrase-like.

Don't confuse with· 6

言げん論ろんN1
言論 refers to speech or discourse as an abstract concept (as in 言論の自由), whereas 発言 refers to a specific, concrete remark someone makes.
発はつ現げん
発言 (same reading はつげん) means 'a remark or statement made by a person', completely unrelated to 発現's meaning of a latent quality becoming manifest.
発はつ音おんN4
発言 means a spoken remark or statement, while 発音 means the pronunciation of sounds; the two share 発 but differ completely in meaning.

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