大本営発表

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	本	営	発	表
だい Grade: 1	ほん Grade: 1	えい Grade: 5	はつ > はっ Grade: 3	ひょう > ぴょう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
大本營發表 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 大(だい)本(ほん)営(えい) (daihon'ei, “Imperial General Headquarters”) + 発(はっ)表(ぴょう) (happyō, “announcement”). The extended meaning derives from the Headquarters' propagandistic and blatantly exaggerated, if not fake wartime announcements.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [da̠ihõ̞ɰ̃e̞ː ha̠p̚ʲpʲo̞ː]

Noun

大(だい)本(ほん)営(えい)発(はっ)表(ぴょう) • (daihon'ei happyō) 

1. (historical) Imperial General Headquarters announcement
2. (by extension) government's unreliable announcement