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報
report · inform · reward · recompense
N2On: ほうKun: むくいる
Memory Aid
The left side is 幸 (happiness). The right side looks like a person kneeling to give or receive something with a hand. To **report** news or to **reward** someone can bring happiness or a sense of recompense.
'Hou' — Imagine asking 'HOW' do you report this important news? Or, how are you rewarded?
Vocabulary
報告ほうこくreport, information
情報じょうほうinformation
報道ほうどうnews, report, broadcast
報いるむくいるto reward, to recompense
予報よほうforecast
Example Sentences
会議で昨日の結果を報告しました。
I reported yesterday's results at the meeting.
この新しい情報はとても役に立ちます。
This new information is very useful.
そのニュースはテレビで大きく報道されました。
That news was widely reported on TV.
努力は必ず報われると信じています。
I believe that effort will always be rewarded.