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報

News
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingホウ
Kun readingむく.いる
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 5Level 18

Verbs with «報»

報告する報道する報じる通報する報う

Meanings

  1. news
  2. reportRtK
  3. reward
    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
  4. retribution
  1. information

Homonyms

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Same reading (ほう)
方 · direction法 · law砲 · gun

Popular Usage

電報天気予報情報

Radicals and components

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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
to report
報道するほうどうする
to report (in the 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

On Reading Examples

光ファイバーケーブルは膨大な量の情報を搬送できる。じょうほう
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。じょうほう
You mustn't swallow unreliable information that's on the Web.tatoeba

Additional Examples

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

12 strokes

Report; reward. 幸 (shackles) + 卩 (person) + 又 (hand) — a criminal brought in and reported.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 報

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step