Japanese symbol for “snitching”
告げ口
つげぐち
Romaji: tsugeguchi
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
In Japanese, snitching is 告げ口, read つげぐち (tsugeguchi).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
Written forms: 告げ口、つげ口、告口. Readings: つげぐち.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 報告 | ほうこく houkoku | report; information |
| 広告 | こうこく koukoku | advertisement; advertising |
| 被告 | ひこく hikoku | defendant; the accused |
| 警告 | けいこく keikoku | warning; caution; admonition |
| 申告 | しんこく shinkoku | report; return (e.g. tax); statement |
| 予告 | よこく yokoku | (advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning |
| 人口 | じんこう jinkou | population |
| 悪口 | わるぐち waruguchi | (verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing |
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.