開かい示じ

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開示する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General term for making information, documents, or data publicly available or accessible. Often used in business, government, and IT contexts.

Legal term for the pretrial phase in which parties exchange evidence and relevant documents.

〈物もの〉を開かい示じするto disclose (a document, data, or information)
会かい社しゃは財ざい務む情じょう報ほうを開かい示じした。
The company disclosed its financial information.
〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉を開かい示じするto disclose something to someone
弁べん護ご士しは依い頼らい人にんに調ちょう査さ結けっ果かを開かい示じした。
The lawyer disclosed the findings of the investigation to the client.
開かい示じを求もとめるto request disclosure
消しょう費ひ者しゃは個こ人じん情じょう報ほうの開かい示じを求もとめた。
The consumer requested disclosure of their personal information.
開かい示じを拒こばむto refuse disclosure
会かい社しゃはその文ぶん書しょの開かい示じを拒こばんだ。
The company refused to disclose the document.
〈事こと〉について開かい示じするto make disclosure regarding a matter (esp. in legal proceedings)
被ひ告こくは証しょう拠こについて開かい示じすることに同どう意いした。
The defendant agreed to make disclosure regarding the evidence.

公こう開かいN1sense 1
公開 means making something open to the public in general (a website, an event), while 開示 emphasizes formally revealing specific information, often upon request or by legal obligation.
発はっ表ぴょうN4sense 1
発表 is used for announcing or presenting something new (research results, a product), while 開示 focuses on making existing information available, especially under rules or request.
ディスクロージャー
開示 is the native Japanese term for disclosure and sounds more formal or legalistic, while ディスクロージャー is a loanword with a modern, business-financial nuance.
公こう表ひょうN2
開示 is a stiff, often legal or financial term for disclosing information, while 公表 is broader and used for general public announcements.

秘ひ匿とく sense 1
秘匿 means keeping something hidden or secret, the opposite of 開示's act of making information available.

開かい始しN3
開始 means to start or begin something and is easily confused with 開示 because they share the kanji 開 and sound similar, but 開示 is about disclosing information, not starting it.
内ない示じ
開示 means the official disclosure of information (e.g. financial data), whereas 内示 is a private, preliminary notice of a decision.

件けんN2sense 1
開示 is counted with 件 when referring to individual cases or instances of disclosure, as in 開示件数 (number of disclosures).

Compound of 開 (kai, 'open') and 示 (ji, 'show, indicate'). The meaning 'disclosure' is a straightforward extension of 'opening and showing'.