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Japanese symbol for “report”

Romaji: houkoku
report; information

In Japanese, report is , read (houkoku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt report; information

Kanji and stroke order

report, news, reward
on: ホウ
kun: むく.いる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
revelation, tell, inform
on: コク
kun: つ.げる
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “report”

WordReadingMeaning
ほうどう houdoureport (of news); reporting; news
じょうほう jouhouinformation; news; report
とどけ todokereport; notification; registration
しんこく shinkokureport; return (e.g. tax); statement
きじ kijiarticle; news story; report

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じょうほう jouhouinformation; news; report
ほうどう houdoureport (of news); reporting; news
ほうしゅう houshuuremuneration; recompense; reward
よほう yohouforecast; prediction
けいほう keihouwarning; alarm; alert
こうこく koukokuadvertisement; advertising
ひこく hikokudefendant; the accused
けいこく keikokuwarning; caution; admonition

See also: Chinese symbol for “report”.

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.

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