revelation, tell, inform, announce
On'yomi (音読み)
- コク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- つ.げる
About this kanji
The kanji 「告」 primarily means to reveal, tell, inform, or announce something. It is often used in nouns and verbs, with the kun'yomi reading つ.げる for the verb form. You can see it in common compounds like 勧告 (かんこく), which means advice; 警告 (けいこく), meaning warning; and 原告 (げんこく), meaning plaintiff. These words show how this kanji is often related to formal communication or legal contexts. A usage note is that when you see this kanji, it usually indicates some type of important information being shared or an announcement being made.
Example sentences
彼は真実を告げる勇気があった。
He had the courage to tell the truth.
Meanings across languages
- English
- revelation, tell, inform, announce
- Tiếng Việt
- tiết lộ, nói, thông báo, thông báo
- 日本語
- 告白, 言う, 知らせる, 発表する
- 한국어
- 폭로하다, 말하다, 알리다, 발표하다
- 中文
- 揭示, 告诉, 通知, 宣布
- id
- wahyu, beritahu, informasi, umumkan
- th
- การเปิดเผย, บอก, ข้อมูล, ประกาศ
- es
- revelación, decir, informar, anunciar
- fr
- révélation, dire, informer, annoncer
- de
- Offenbarung, mitteilen, informieren, ankündigen
- pt
- revelação, informar, anunciar
Common compounds
- 勧告かんこくadvice, counsel, remonstrance
- 警告けいこくwarning, caution, admonition
- 原告げんこくplaintiff, accuser, prosecutor
- 広告こうこくadvertisement, advertising, announcement
- 告示こくじnotice, bulletin
- 告発こくはつindictment, prosecution, complaint
- 告別こくべつfarewell, leave-taking
- 申告しんこくreport, return (e.g. tax), statement
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