Kanji1 / 12
報 kanji
report, news, reward, retribution
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
ホウ
Kun readings
むくいる
Words with 報
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —報国patriotism
- —報謝requital of a favor; repaying a favor; remuneration; giving alms (to a priest or pilgrim)
- —陽報open reward (for anonymous act of charity)
- —外報foreign news; foreign telegram
- —報身sambhogakaya (reward body, form taken by a buddha after completing its role as a bodhisattva)
- —同報broadcast
- —報時announcing the time
- —市報city newsletter; city bulletin; city report
- —依報circumstantial retribution; circumstances (e.g. geographical, societal) one is born into because of karma in previous lives
- —正報direct retribution; body and mind one is born into because of karma in previous lives
- —短報short communication; short note; concise communication
- —発報activation of an alarm; sounding a warning
- —報土pure land; paradise
- —民報non-official newspaper; private newspaper
- —有報annual securities report; asset securities reports
- —報仇retaliation; revenge
- —初報first report; initial report; first news
- —報賞reward; prize; bonus; praise
- —果報者(very) fortunate person; lucky fellow; fortune's favourite
- —各情報all information