宣告(せんこく)

せんこく
noun / suru-verb
sentence, verdict, declaration
1. sentence, verdict (legal)
An official judgment or sentence pronounced in a court of law.
裁判官(さいばんかん)が有罪(ゆうざい)判決(はんけつ)を宣告(せんこく)した。
The judge pronounced a guilty verdict.
懲役(ちょうえき)10年(ねん)の宣告(せんこく)を受(う)けた。
They received a sentence of 10 years imprisonment.
2. declaration, pronouncement (medical/formal)
A formal pronouncement or declaration, especially of serious matters like medical diagnoses.
医師(いし)から余命(よめい)3か月(げつ)と宣告(せんこく)された。
The doctor declared that they had three months to live.
死(し)の宣告(せんこく)を受(う)けた気分(きぶん)だった。
It felt like receiving a death sentence.

FORMATION: 宣(せん) (proclaim) + 告(こく) (announce).

LEGAL CONTEXT:

  • 有罪(ゆうざい)宣告(せんこく) (pronouncement of guilt)
  • 死刑(しけい)宣告(せんこく) (death sentence)
  • 判決(はんけつ)宣告(せんこく) (pronouncement of judgment)
  • 宣告(せんこく)猶予(ゆうよ) (suspended sentence)

MEDICAL CONTEXT:

  • 余命(よめい)宣告(せんこく) (prognosis of life expectancy)
  • がん(癌)宣告(せんこく) (cancer diagnosis)

FIGURATIVE USE: Often used metaphorically for any devastating or final pronouncement.

CONTRAST:

  • 判決(はんけつ) - the judgment/verdict itself
  • 宣告(せんこく) - the act of pronouncing it

Related Words

Related: 判決(はんけつ) (related term)
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Added 2026.1.18 16:17 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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