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Kanji 告: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 告: revelation, tell, inform, announce

Key takeaways

Kanji 告: revelation, tell, inform, announce. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

revelationtellinformannounce

On reading

コク

Kun reading

つ.げる

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 告

revelation, tell, inform, announce

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

牛 + 口

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine offering a cow (牛) as a sacrifice and using your mouth (口) to inform the gods of a situation. This character represents the act of announcing or telling important news during a ritual.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

コク
  • 勧告かんこく

    advice / recommendation / counsel

  • 告白こくはく

    confession / admission / declaration

  • 申告しんこく

    report / declaration / filing a return

  • 忠告ちゅうこく

    advice / warning / recommendation

  • 布告ふこく

    edict / proclamation / ordinance

  • 警告けいこく

    warning / caution / advice

  • 広告こうこく

    advertisement / commercial

  • 報告ほうこく

    report / information / notification

Kun reading

つ.げる
  • 告げるつげる

    to inform / to tell / to announce

Commonly used words

  • 勧告
    かんこく

    advice / recommendation / counsel

  • 告白
    こくはく

    confession / admission / declaration

  • 申告
    しんこく

    report / declaration / filing a return

  • 忠告
    ちゅうこく

    advice / warning / recommendation

  • 布告
    ふこく

    edict / proclamation / ordinance

  • 警告
    けいこく

    warning / caution / advice

  • 告げる
    つげる

    to inform / to tell / to announce

Example sentences

Example 1

政府は環境保護を勧した。

Translation

The government advised protecting the environment.

Example 2

先生は運動を控えるよう勧した。

Translation

The teacher recommended refraining from exercise.

Example 3

彼に好きだと白した。

Translation

I confessed to him that I like him.

Example 4

犯人は罪を白した。

Translation

The criminal admitted to the crime.

Kanji 告: revelation, tell, inform, announce | Daily Nihongo