告

tell; revelation; inform; announce

7 strokes. Taught in grade 5. Newspaper frequency rank 188.

Readings

• コク (on reading): 広告 (こうこく) advertisement; 報告 (ほうこく) report
• つげる (kun reading): 告げる (つげる) to tell; 告げ口 (つげぐち) telling (on someone)

Components

• 牛
• 口
• ノ radical slash, katakana no
• 口 radical mouth
• 土 radical earth

Kanji containing 告

• 造 create
• 浩 wide expanse
• 酷 cruel
• 鵠 swan
• 皓 white
• 晧 bright
• 梏 manacles
• 窖 cellar
• 誥 state
• 靠 lean on

Words using 告

• 広告 (こうこく) advertisement
• 報告 (ほうこく) report
• 忠告 (ちゅうこく) advice
• 報告書 (ほうこくしょ) (written) report
• 警告 (けいこく) warning
• 告げる (つげる) to tell
• 告げ口 (つげぐち) telling (on someone)
• お告げ (おつげ) oracle
• 時を告げる (ときをつげる) to announce the time
• 風雲急を告げる (ふううんきゅうをつげる) to have grown tense (of a situation)
• 告文 (こうもん) written report to the gods
• 遺告 (ゆいごう) will
• 視告朔 (こうさく) ceremony where the Emperor would inspect the records of attendance and absence of officials

282 words in all.

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