Japanese symbol for “reporting”
報道
ほうどう
Romaji: houdou
report (of news); reporting; news; information
In Japanese, reporting is 報道, read ほうどう (houdou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
Written forms: 報道、報導. Readings: ほうどう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “reporting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取材 | しゅざい shuzai | gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.) |
| 決算 | けっさん kessan | settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results |
| ルポ | ルポ rupo | reportage; report; reporting |
| 復命 | ふくめい fukumei | reporting; returning (one's findings to a person) |
| ルポルタージュ | ルポルタージュ ruporutaaju | reportage; report; reporting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情報 | じょうほう jouhou | information; news; report |
| 報告 | ほうこく houkoku | report; information |
| 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 |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 鉄道 | てつどう tetsudou | railroad; railway; rail transport |
| 道具 | どうぐ dougu | tool; implement; instrument |
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.