演説(えんぜつ)

えんぜつ
noun/suru verb
speech, address, oration
1. speech, address
A formal talk given to an audience.
演説(えんぜつ)を行(おこな)う。
To give a speech.
選挙(せんきょ)演説(えんぜつ)を聞(き)いた。
I listened to an election speech.
街頭(がいとう)演説(えんぜつ)をする。
To give a street speech.
2. oration, lecture
A public speech, especially on a formal occasion.
大統領(だいとうりょう)の演説(えんぜつ)は心(こころ)に響(ひび)いた。
The president's oration resonated deeply.
卒業式(そつぎょうしき)で長(なが)い演説(えんぜつ)があった。
There was a long oration at the graduation ceremony.
歴史(れきし)に残(のこ)る名(めい)演説(えんぜつ)。
A famous speech that goes down in history.

演説(えんぜつ) refers to formal speeches.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 演説(えんぜつ)する (to give a speech)
  • 演説(えんぜつ)を行(おこな)う (to deliver a speech)
  • 演説(えんぜつ)を聞(き)く (to listen to a speech)

COMMON TYPES:

  • 選挙(せんきょ)演説(えんぜつ): election speech
  • 街頭(がいとう)演説(えんぜつ): street speech
  • 就任(しゅうにん)演説(えんぜつ): inaugural address

SIMILAR:

  • スピーチ: speech (loanword, less formal)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:30 · Revised 2026.2.20 11:01
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