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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

自己PR

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiko pi-āru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Self-promotion/ˌsɛlf.prəˈmoʊ.ʃən/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"面接では効果的な自己PRが求められます。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of promoting or publicizing oneself or one's activities, abilities, or achievements, especially in a professional or commercial context.

    "Successful entrepreneurs must master the art of subtle self-promotion without appearing arrogant."
  2. 2

    The active marketing of one's own personal brand to gain recognition, advancement, or financial benefit.

    "Her active engagement on professional networks is a textbook example of effective online self-promotion."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combining form 'self-' (from Old English 'self', meaning 'one's own person') and the noun 'promotion' (from Latin 'promotionem', meaning 'advancement'). The hyphenated compound emerged in the late 19th century to describe the act of furthering one's own interests, career, or status, particularly through proactive publicity.

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