Meaning

Primary

News Report

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

News travels down the road by way of a news report.

報道 specifically refers to information put out by news organizations or the press in the form of newspaper articles, radio or television broadcasts, etc. Notice that it's different from 報告, which is more general and means the reporting of information by anyone.

Reading

ほうどう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

同りょう達は、みんなその報道のことをすでに知っていました。

All of my coworkers knew about the news report already.

今回のテロのことは、日本ではどのように報道されていますか?

How will this terrorist attack be reported in Japan?

報道によると、本日早朝に起きた玉突き事故で、20匹の魚が地域の病院へ運ばれたそうだよ。

According to the news report, twenty fish were transported to a local hospital after a pileup that occurred early this morning.

Kanji Composition