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Kanji Detail for 告 - "announce, tell, inform"

  • Meaning

    告 means "announce, tell, inform."

    1. Announce - To declare; to proclaim.

    2. Tell - To inform; to notify.

    3. Accuse - To charge; to sue.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    revelation; tell; inform; announce

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    tell, announce, inform; accuse

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To speak; to report. Reporting to superiors is called 告. (Analects) "Because I follow the grand masters, I dare not fail to report." | Officials taking leave is called 告. Special permission to retire is called 賜告, 予告. | 出告反面: The ritual of a child serving parents. Meaning one must see parents and inform them when leaving and entering. See (Book of Rites). Same meaning as departing tone.
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