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告 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「口」

道
6Elementary year 5 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
コクこく · koku
Kun
つ(げる)tsu(geru)
Meaning
to tell; announce; report

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

牛 "ox" over 口 "mouth"; offering an ox and speaking to the gods — hence "to announce, tell."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコクこくkoku告示こくじ告白こくはく報告ほうこく
Kunつげるtsugeru告げるつげる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 広告こうこく

    advertisement

  • 報告ほうこく

    report

More words with this kanji

  • 忠告ちゅうこく
  • 告訴こくそ
  • 勧告かんこく
  • 誣告ふこく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

新聞(しんぶん)に大(おお)きな広告(こうこく)が出(で)た。

A big advertisement appeared in the newspaper.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

報告広告告報report広wide史histor…可possib…句phrase喜to rej…営to run谷valley克overco…国countr…或a cert…刻to car…
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Compound

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