Kanji

告

告

revelation, tell, inform, announce

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つげる

Nanori (Name Reading)

しめす, つぐ

Common Readings

コク, つ…げる

Example sentences

報告 ほうこく
彼 は 出張 の 結果 を 上司 に 報告した 。

He reported the results of the business trip to his boss.

大小 だいしょう
事 の 大小 を 問わず 、 早め に 報告 して ください 。

Regardless of its size, please report any matter as soon as possible.

告げる つげる
彼 は 別れ を 告げずに 立ち去った

He left without saying goodbye.

行き先 いきさき
行き先 を 告げずに 家 を 出た 。

I left home without saying where I was going.

告白 こくはく
勇気 を 出して 、 好き な 人 に 告白した 。

I plucked up my courage and confessed my love to the person I like.

ざわつく ざわつく
彼 の 衝撃的 な 告白 に 、 会場 が ざわついた 。

The venue stirred at his shocking confession.

忠告 ちゅうこく
友人 の 忠告 を 素直 に 受け入れた 。

I accepted my friend's advice honestly.

受け止める うけとめる
彼 は 彼女 の 忠告 を 真摯 に 受け止めた

He took her advice seriously.

警告 けいこく
審判 が 選手 に イエローカード で 警告 を 与えた 。

The referee gave the player a warning with a yellow card.

水素爆発 すいそばくはつ
水素爆発 の 危険性 について 警告 した

They warned about the danger of hydrogen explosions.

Example Vocabulary

報告

ほうこく

report; notification; information

告げる

つげる

to tell; to inform; to announce; to signal

告白

こくはく

confession; profession (of love); acknowledgment

忠告

ちゅうこく

advice; warning; counsel

警告

けいこく

warning; caution

報告書

ほうこくしょ

written report

予告

よこく

advance notice; preview; trailer

宣戦布告

せんせんふこく

declaration of war

別れを告げる

わかれをつげる

to say goodbye; to bid farewell; to part ways

宣告

せんこく

sentence; verdict; pronouncement

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