JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 4

報 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

report; inform; repay

On
ホウhou
Kun
むくいるmukuiru むくいmukui しらせるshiraseru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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報12 strokes

How to write 報: stroke order

報 has 12 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

報 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 報 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 報

The parts 報 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 幸

    happiness; good fortune

  • 卩

  • 又

    again; also

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 4