報 — report; news
報 means “report; news”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ホウ (hou). Kun'yomi: むく(いる) (mukuiru). You'll see it in words such as 報じる (houjiru, “to report; to inform”).
報
- Meaning
- report; news
- On'yomi
- ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi
- むく(いる) (mukuiru)
- Strokes
- 12
- Level
- JLPT N3 · set Words & language 1
How to remember 報
Happiness (幸) reaches a kneeling person (卩) by hand (又): good news, a report.
Parts: 幸 happiness · 卩 kneeling person · 又 hand; again
Words with 報
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 報じる | ほうじる houjiru on | to report; to inform |
| 報いる | むくいる mukuiru kun | to reward; to recompense |
| 報 | ほう hou on | information; news |
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