Japanese word

通報

Pronunciation

Romajitsūhō

Meaning

  • nounreport

Example

警察に通報しました。kei satsu ni tsū hō shi ma shi ta

I reported it to the police.

Illustration for 通報 (report)

More examples

匿名の通報でも、警察は内容を確認します。toku mei no tsū hō de mo kei satsu wa nai yō o kaku nin shi ma su

The police check the details even when a report is anonymous.

Core concept

Describes passing information about a problem to the person or organization responsible for responding.

Common phrases

  • 通報を受け付けるtsū hō o u ke tsu ke ru

    accept reports

  • 通報が入るtsū hō ga hai ru

    receive a report

  • 緊急の通報kin kyū no tsū hō

    emergency report

Similar words

届出todokede: The act of formally informing an authority about a matter or incident.
報告hōkoku: The act of giving information about an event, situation, or activity.
連絡renraku: The act of passing information between people or organizations.

Definition in Japanese

危険や異常などを、必要な相手や機関に知らせること。ki ken ya i jō na do o hitsu yō na ai te ya ki kan ni shi ra se ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 通報 (tsūhō) combines 通 (tsū, "pass through") with 報 (hō, "inform"), referring to information passed to a responsible recipient.

Usage tips

  • The noun 通報 (tsūhō) commonly appears when someone contacts a public authority about an incident, so it is more specific than many everyday uses of English report.

Other meanings

  • notificationnoun
  • tipnoun

Related words

  • 通報するtsūhōsurureportverb
  • 通報者tsūhōshainformantnoun

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