Meaning

Primary

Advertisement

Alternatives

Ad, Advert

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

When you announce something to a wide audience, you're just throwing your message out there for everyone to hear. This is just a big wide advertisement.

Reading

こうこく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Sorry, you only learned the kun'yomi reading with . So, think of it this way when you need to remember this word's meaning: You're advertising something. It's a big advertisement to advertise how terrible a person こういち is. Come up with some terrible things he's done so that you can imagine this crazy Koichi advertisement you made and ran on national TV.

Context

Context Sentences

図書館から借りた本に、スーパーの広告が一枚はさまっていました。

In a book I borrowed from the library, there was a grocery store advertisement stuck between the pages.

クーポンが付いた広告を忘れたので、家にもどらなければいけません。

I have to go back home because I forgot the ad with the coupon.

ビエトはコウイチに、アヤがトーフグの広告にものすごく変わった絵を描いたことを告げ口しました。

Viet informed Koichi that Aya created the strangest picture ever for Tofugu’s advertisement.

Kanji Composition