単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#8,993 most used

報

ほう0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

news; report

ITS KANJI

HOW IT SOUNDS

Written
Conversational alternative: 知らせ ›

IN A SENTENCE

Hearing the news of the accident, my mother went straight to the hospital.

written for Tangoya

IN OTHER SENTENCES

We were greatly surprised at the news of his sudden death.

from Tatoeba · arnab

MEANINGS

1

information; news; report

noun · suffix

TANGOYA ASKS

2

reward; retribution

noun

SOUNDS THE SAME

方direction; way; sideほう · not in tangoya
法law; act; principleほう · not in tangoya
砲gun; cannon; artilleryほう · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#8,993 most used

Written報 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium