告げる

• 読み: つげる
• ローマ字: tsugeru
• 漢字の分解: 告 (koku/tsu) — tell, announce, inform
• 発音: /tsɯ.ɡe.ɾɯ/

意味

To tell; to inform; to announce. Often used for delivering significant or weighty news.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb that carries more weight and formality than 言う. Used when the information being conveyed is important, serious, or symbolic. Common in set expressions like 別れを告げる (to say farewell) and 春を告げる (to herald spring). Also appears in medical and legal contexts.

例文

1. 医者は患者に検査の結果を告げた。
2. 春の訪れを告げる花が咲き始めた。
3. 彼は突然、別れを告げて去っていった。

使い方ガイド

場面: medical, literature, seasonal descriptions

トーン: solemn

起源と歴史

From the kanji 告 meaning to tell or announce. Historically used in formal proclamations and legal declarations. The kanji depicts a mouth (口) above a structure, symbolising an official announcement.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal