暴露

• 読み: ばくろ
• ローマ字: bakuro
• 漢字の分解: 暴 (baku/bou) — violent, expose; 露 (ro) — dew, reveal, expose
• 発音: /ba.kɯ.ɾo/

意味

Disclosure; exposure; revelation. The act of making hidden information public.

A noun and suru-verb meaning to expose or reveal something that was concealed, often scandalous or damaging. Carries a strong nuance of uncovering secrets or wrongdoing. Common in news reporting and media: スキャンダルを暴露する (expose a scandal). Can also be used intransitively when secrets come to light on their own.

例文

1. 元社員が会社の不正を暴露した。
2. その暴露記事は大きな反響を呼んだ。
3. 秘密が暴露されて政治家は辞任に追い込まれた。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, media, politics

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 暴 (baku, violent/expose) + 露 (ro, dew/reveal). Both characters carry the sense of bringing something hidden into the open, like morning dew revealing what was unseen in darkness.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal