Japanese symbol for “obituary”
訃報
ふほう
Romaji: fuhou
news of someone's death; obituary
In Japanese, obituary is 訃報, read ふほう (fuhou).
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Meanings
- n news of someone's death; obituary
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “obituary”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 死亡広告 | しぼうこうこく shiboukoukoku | obituary; notification of death |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 訃音 | ふおん fuon | report of a death |
| 情報 | じょうほう jouhou | information; news; report |
| 報告 | ほうこく houkoku | report; information |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 報酬 | ほうしゅう houshuu | remuneration; recompense; reward |
| 予報 | よほう yohou | forecast; prediction |
| 警報 | けいほう keihou | warning; alarm; alert |
See also: Chinese symbol for “obituary”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.