JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 報: "report, news, reward"
The kanji 報 means "report, news, reward, retribution". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ホウ in on'yomi and むく.いる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ホウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
むく.いる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | report, news, reward, retribution |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 167 of 2,501 |
Common words with 報
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 情報information; news; report; intelligence · information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
- 報告report; information
- 報酬remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
- 通報report; notification; tip; bulletin · message (in information and communication theory)
- 報告書(written) report
- 情報収集intelligence gathering; information gathering
- 報うto reward; to recompense; to repay · to retaliate; to get revenge
- 報道report (of news); reporting; news; information
- 報いるto reward; to recompense; to repay · to retaliate; to get revenge
- 報復retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retribution · retorsion; retortion
- 警報warning; alarm; alert
- 報いreward; recompense; return · punishment; retribution
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