# 告 — announce; tell

告 means “announce; tell”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: コク (koku). Kun'yomi: つ(げる) (tsugeru). You'll see it in words such as 告げる (tsugeru, “to tell; to inform”).

- Meaning: announce; tell
- On'yomi: コク (koku)
- Kun'yomi: つ(げる) (tsugeru)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Words & language 1

## How to remember 告

A cow (牛) over a mouth (口): announce it as loud as lowing.

Parts: 牛 cow · 口 mouth; box

## Words with 告

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 告げる | つげる (tsugeru) | to tell; to inform |

## Don't confuse it with

[造](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/create/) · [史](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/history/) · [吐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spit/) · [呂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spine/)

## More in the “Words & language 1” set

[表](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/express/) · [記](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/note-down/) · [報](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/report/) · [告](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/announce/) · [談](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/discussion/) · [述](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/state/) · [例](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/example/) · [伝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/convey/)

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