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報

report
Stroke count: 12

Readings

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JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. reportRtK
    光ファイバーケーブルは膨大な量の情報を搬送できる。Fibre-optic cables can carry huge amounts of information.tatoeba
    ネット上の不確実な情報を鵜呑みにしてはならない。You mustn't swallow unreliable information that's on the Web.tatoeba
  2. news
  3. reward
  4. retribution
  1. information

Popular Usage

電報天気予報情報

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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happiness · ten (十) · needle (丨) · stand up (立) · vase · underpants · stamp · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1625

Compound words

電報でんぽう
telegram
天気予報てんきよほう
weather forecast; weather report
情報じょうほう
information; news; report; intelligence; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
報告するほうこくする
report
報道するほうどうする
report (of news)
会報かいほう
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
官報かんぽう
official daily gazette; government newsletter; official telegram
吉報きっぽう
good news
警報けいほう
warning; alarm; alert
誤報ごほう
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
公報こうほう
official bulletin; communique
時報じほう
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
詳報しょうほう
detailed report; full report; details; particulars
速報そくほう
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
通報つうほう
report; notification; tip; bulletin; message (in information and communication theory)
日報にっぽう
daily report
報告ほうこく
report; information
報酬ほうしゅう
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
報知ほうち
information; news; intelligence
報道ほうどう
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
報復ほうふく
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retribution; retorsion
予報よほう
forecast; prediction
朗報ろうほう
good news; happy news; glad tidings
広報こうほう
public relations; PR; publicity; public information; publicizing

Additional Examples

彼は報酬として金の時計をもらった。
He was given a gold watch as a reward.tatoeba
彼は報告書を秘書にタイプさせた。
He had his secretary type the report.tatoeba
彼は報告書を作文した。
He wrote the report.tatoeba
彼は報告書の材料を集めるのに忙しかった。
He was busy collecting stuff for his report.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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