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

告

  • Meaning

    告 means "to announce, to tell." Also associated with to accuse.

    1. Announce - To declare; to proclaim.

    2. Tell - To inform; to notify.

    3. Accuse - To charge; to sue.

  • Words using 告

    • 告別 こくべつ Listen farewell; leave-taking
    • 報告 ほうこく Listen report; information
    • 被告 ひこく Listen defendant; the accused
    • 報告書 ほうこくしょ Listen (written) report
    • 原告 げんこく Listen plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor
    • 勧告 かんこく Listen advice; counsel; remonstrance
    • 申告 しんこく Listen report; return (e.g. tax); statement
    • 告発 こくはつ Listen indictment; prosecution; complaint

  • Four-character idioms with 告

    • 受胎告知 じゅたいこくち Listen Annunciation
    • 宣戦布告 せんせんふこく Listen declaration of war; proclamation of war

  • Tattoo check: 告

    • Verified meaning: to announce, to tell
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read つぐる, つげ)
    • Also carries these associations: to accuse

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 告

    Given names 告(つぐる)Listen 告(つげ)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koku(コク) コク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsu.geru(つ-げる) つ-げる

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    announce tell accuse inform notice advise alert charge communicate declare disclose notify proclaim report warn

Sentences including 告

  • His advice came home to me.

  • The report was sent within the same day.

  • She did not take kindly to my advice.

  • I'll do as you advise.

  • You should act on your teacher's advice.

  • His doctor advised him to give up smoking.

  • Were i you , i would follow his advice.

  • She is deaf to my advice.

  • He disregarded my advice.

  • He advised us against doing it.

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