露ろ呈てい

ろ

て

い

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

露呈する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	露ろ呈ていする	露ろ呈ていしない
Polite	露ろ呈ていします	露ろ呈ていしません
Past polite	露ろ呈ていしました	露ろ呈ていしませんでした
Past	露ろ呈ていした	露ろ呈ていしなかった
Te-form	露ろ呈ていして	露ろ呈ていしないで
Desire	露ろ呈ていしたい	露ろ呈ていしたくない
Potential	露ろ呈ていできる	露ろ呈ていできない
Passive	露ろ呈ていされる	露ろ呈ていされない
Causative	露ろ呈ていさせる	露ろ呈ていさせない
Causative passive	露ろ呈ていさせられる	露ろ呈ていさせられない
Volitional	露ろ呈ていしよう
Polite volitional	露ろ呈ていしましょう
Imperative	露ろ呈ていしろ	露ろ呈ていするな
Conditional	露ろ呈ていすれば	露ろ呈ていしなければ
Tara conditional	露ろ呈ていしたら	露ろ呈ていしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

exposure; disclosure; revealing

Used when something hidden, especially a secret, weakness, or scandal, is brought to light. Often has a negative connotation of something undesirable being exposed. Can be used both transitively and intransitively.

不ふ正せい会かい計けいが内ない部ぶ告こく発はつによって露ろ呈ていした。
The fraudulent accounting was exposed by a whistleblower.
彼かれの無む知ちがその質しつ問もんで露ろ呈ていされた。
His ignorance was revealed by that question.

See all 16 example sentences ›

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が露ろ呈ていするfor something (a problem, flaw, etc.) to come to light
会かい社しゃの経けい営えい問もん題だいが露ろ呈ていした。
The company's management problems came to light.
〈事こと〉を露ろ呈ていするto reveal or expose something (a weakness, ignorance, etc.)
彼かれの発はつ言げんは無む知ちを露ろ呈ていした。
His remark exposed his ignorance.
弱じゃく点てんを露ろ呈ていするto expose one's weak point
そのチームは重じゅう要ような試し合あいで弱じゃく点てんを露ろ呈ていした。
The team exposed its weakness in the crucial match.
〈事こと〉を露ろ呈ていさせるto cause something to be exposed or revealed
その事じ故こは安あん全ぜん管かん理りの不ふ備びを露ろ呈ていさせた。
The accident revealed the lack of safety management.

Kanji

露dew, tears, expose
呈display, offer, present

Transitive / intransitive

露呈 itself can be used both transitively and intransitively: intransitively as in 問題が露呈した ("the problem came to light"), and transitively as in 彼は無知を露呈した ("he revealed his ignorance").

Related words

暴ばく露ろN1
暴露 is a more everyday word for exposing secrets or scandals, while 露呈 is more formal and often used for exposing systemic problems or hidden truths.
発はっ覚かくN1
発覚 focuses on the moment something hidden (often a crime or misconduct) is discovered, whereas 露呈 emphasizes the state or act of being revealed.
露ろ見けん
露見 is close in meaning to 露呈, describing a secret or scheme being found out, but is slightly more literary and less common in modern speech.
表ひょう面めん化かN2
表面化 describes an issue gradually surfacing, whereas 露呈 emphasizes a sudden, often embarrassing exposure of something that was hidden.
露ろ出しゅつN1
露呈 is a more literary word for a fact or weakness becoming exposed or apparent, while 露出 is more general and can describe physical exposure or media appearance.

Opposites

隠いん蔽ぺい
隠蔽 means to conceal or cover up, the direct opposite of 露呈, which means something hidden is exposed.

Don't confuse with

露ろ出しゅつN1
露出 refers to physical exposure (e.g. skin, film, camera settings) while 露呈 refers to the exposure of hidden facts, weaknesses, or problems.

Counted with

件けんN2
露呈 is an abstract event and is only loosely countable, using 件 when referring to individual instances of something being exposed (e.g. スキャンダルの露呈が2件).

Etymology

Compound of 露 (ro, 'expose') and 呈 (tei, 'present'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination conveys the meaning of presenting something openly, leading to exposure.