Japanese word

報

Pronunciation

Romajihō

Meaning

  • nounnews

Example

彼から無事だという報が入りました。kare ka ra bu ji da to i u hō ga hai ri ma shi ta

We received news from him that he was safe.

Illustration for 報 (news)

More examples

その報を聞いて、家族は安心しました。so no hō o ki i te ka zoku wa an shin shi ma shi ta

After hearing the news, the family felt relieved.

Core concept

Presents information about a situation as it becomes known to someone.

Common phrases

  • 報が入るhō ga hai ru

    news comes in

  • 報を受けるhō o u ke ru

    receive news

  • 報を待つhō o ma tsu

    wait for news

Similar words

知らせshirase: A message that informs someone about an event or situation.
ニュースnyūsu: New information about events that is made known to the public.
便りtayori: A message from someone that gives news about the sender or the sender's surroundings.

Definition in Japanese

ある出来事や状態について伝えられる知らせや情報。a ru de ki goto ya jō tai ni tsu i te tsuta e ra re ru shi ra se ya jō hō

Word origin

報 (hō, "report; news") is a Sino-Japanese noun based on the Chinese character 報, whose meanings include "to report" and "news"; Japanese preserves this reading and noun use.

Usage tips

  • In contemporary Japanese, 報 (hō) often appears in compounds or set expressions, while the standalone noun is less common in everyday speech than 知らせ (shirase) or ニュース (nyūsu).

Other meanings

  • reportnoun
  • informationnoun

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