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undisclosed; not made public; withheld from publication
The state of information being intentionally kept from public release. Used as both a noun and a no-adjective to describe data, names, or details that are withheld.
氏名は非公表。
The name is undisclosed.
被害者の年齢は非公表とされた。
The victim's age was withheld from publication.
契約金額は非公表だが、数億円規模と見られている。
The contract amount is undisclosed, but it is believed to be on the scale of several hundred million yen.
A compound of 非 (non-, un-) and 公表 (public announcement, disclosure). Functions as a no-adjective: 非公表の情報 (undisclosed information).
USAGE:
Frequently used in news reports, government announcements, corporate communications, and legal contexts. Often appears when organizations choose to withhold specific details such as names, amounts, or locations.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 非公表の情報 — undisclosed information
- 非公表とする — to keep undisclosed
- 金額は非公表 — the amount is undisclosed
- 氏名非公表 — name withheld
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 非公開 — private, not open to the public; refers to events, meetings, or data not accessible to outsiders
- 未公表 — not yet disclosed; implies it may be released later
- 機密 — classified, confidential; implies secrecy for security reasons