Kanji

報

報

report, news, reward, retribution

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

土部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ホウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

むくいる

Nanori (Name Reading)

お, つぐ

Common Readings

ホウ, むく…いる

Example sentences

情報 じょうほう
インターネットには様々な情報が溢れている。

The internet is overflowing with various information.

間違いない まちがいない
その情報は間違いありません。

That information is definitely correct.

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.

報酬 ほうしゅう
彼は一ヶ月の重労働に対して、正当な報酬を受け取った。

He received fair compensation for a month of heavy labor.

通報 つうほう
近所での不審な物音を聞いて、すぐに警察に通報した。

Hearing a suspicious noise in the neighborhood, I immediately reported it to the police.

不審者 ふしんしゃ
夜道で不審者を見かけたので、すぐに警察に通報した。

I saw a suspicious person on the street at night, so I immediately reported it to the police.

情報収集 じょうほうしゅうしゅう
インターネットで情報収集を行う。

Collect information on the internet.

報告書 ほうこくしょ
彼は上司に調査報告書を提出した。

He submitted the investigation report to his boss.

部長 ぶちょう
部長に報告書を提出した。

I submitted the report to the department manager.

Example Vocabulary

情報

じょうほう

information

報告

ほうこく

report; notification; information

報酬

ほうしゅう

reward; compensation; remuneration; payoff

通報

つうほう

report; notification; tip-off

情報収集

じょうほうしゅうしゅう

information gathering; data collection

報告書

ほうこくしょ

written report

報う

むくう

to reward; to repay; to be rewarded

報道

ほうどう

news report, journalism, coverage

報復

ほうふく

retaliation; revenge; reprisal

報いる

むくいる

to reward; to repay; to retaliate

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