報 means “report, news, repay”

ほう · hou

Also: reward, retribution

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

むくいる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ホウ

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 5 · 12 strokes

The story

Its left half (幸) once drew a pair of handcuffs, and 報 meant passing sentence on a captive. Now it brings word: 情報 is information, 天気予報 is the weather forecast, and 報道 is the news on TV.

Used in 情報 (jouhou, information), 予報 (yohou, forecast), and 報道 (houdou, news coverage)

More from Ask & Tell

• 告 tell
• 求 seek
• 示 show
• 伝 convey
• 観 view
• 呼 call
• 辞 word
• 探 search
• 誤 mistake
• 鳴 cry (animal)
• 表 surface
• 調 investigate

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.