発言

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 発言, read はつげん, is a noun that combines with する and denotes either speaking up or the resulting remark or statement.
• Basic usage: Use 発言を聞く for listening to a contribution and 発言をきっかけに when a remark triggers a development.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Act and content
  • 発言する focuses on making a contribution, while 彼女の発言 can refer to what she actually said.
• Statement versus ordinary talk
  • It fits contexts such as meetings and discussions where someone puts forward a view; it does not label every casual exchange.