Meaning

Primary

To Report On

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means news report so you could try to say "to news report" but that doesn't make sense. What does make sense is "to report on," however.

Reading

ほうじる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading doesn't seem like it's the kanji's on'yomi reading, but it is. What an oddity! Do you think it's worth doing a news report on it? Koichi, reporting in on this strange reading that is readable by you right now. Signing off.

Context

Context Sentences

メディアが報じることは信じられません。

I cannot believe what the media reports.

そのニュースを報じたのはAP通信のみでした。

Only the Associated Press reported the news.

コウイチの無事が報じられて、みんな胸をなで下ろしました。

Everyone felt relieved when they reported that Koichi was safe.

Kanji Composition