告 – revelation, tell, inform

7 strokesTaught in grade 5#188 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 告 means revelation, tell, inform, announce. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コク (koku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つ.げる (tsugeru). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コク	koku
Kun’yomi	つ.げる	tsugeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: ノ・口・土.

Words using 告

警告けいこくwarning広告こうこくadvertisement報告ほうこくreport申告しんこくreport告白こくはくconfession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.)勧告かんこくadvice忠告ちゅうこくadvice布告ふこくedict告げるつげるto tell

Example sentences

彼は私の警告に全く注意を払わなかった。

He paid no attention to my warning.

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その商品はテレビで広告された。

The goods were advertised on TV.

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彼の報告は本当には思えない。

His report does not sound true.

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Kanji with the same radical

同合員問和名向品各台口営可商味命

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