Illustration: At a neighborhood arts center, two organizers stand beside a submission table just inside wide-open street doors. One extends a welcoming hand toward approaching residents while the other receives a portfolio from an elderly hobby painter.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

公こう募ぼ

koubo

to invite public applications

Example sentences

  1. この愛称あいしょうは公募こうぼで付つけられた。

    The nickname was chosen by the public.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 町名ちょうめいは公募こうぼのなかから決きめられた。

    The town name was elected from among the ideas which were sought from the public.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. また、同時どうじに愛称あいしょうの公募こうぼを行おこなう。

    At the same time, public participation was called for in order to choose a nickname.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 公募

  • 公public; princeOnコウ・クKunおおやけ
  • 募recruit; campaignOnボKunつのる

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