report, news, reward
On'yomi (音読み)
- ホウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- むく.いる
About this kanji
The kanji 「報」 primarily means "report," "news," or "reward." It is commonly used in noun forms such as 報告 (ほうこく), which means "report," and 報酬 (ほうしゅう), meaning "reward." You might also encounter compounds like 緊急報告 (きんきゅうほうこく), which refers to an "emergency report," or 情報報告 (じょうほうほうこく), meaning "information report." This kanji is versatile in its usage, appearing in both formal and informal contexts where information or acknowledgments are shared. A helpful note is that the kun'yomi reading むく.いる can imply the act of returning or reciprocating, linking it to the ideas of giving and receiving. Overall, this kanji plays an important role in communication.
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Example sentences
彼は真実を報告した。
He reported the truth.
Meanings across languages
- English
- report, news, reward
- Tiếng Việt
- báo cáo, tin tức, thưởng
- 日本語
- 報告, ニュース, 報酬
- 한국어
- 보고서
- 中文
- 报告
- id
- laporan
- th
- รายงาน
- es
- informe
- fr
- rapport
- de
- Bericht
- pt
- relatório
Common compounds
- 報告ほうこくreport
- 報酬ほうしゅうreward, compensation
- 緊急報告きんきゅうほうこくemergency report
- 情報報告じょうほうほうこくinformation report
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