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How to say 'Reporting' in Japanese | 報道

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The Japanese word for Reporting is 'Houdou', written as 報道 in Japanese.'Reporting' in hiragana is ほうどう.

    word

    報道

    Meaning

    Reporting

    Reading

    ほうどう

    houdou

    Kanji

    報Report, News 道Way

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '報道 (ほうどう)' means 'reporting' or 'news coverage'. It refers to the act of gathering and disseminating information, particularly through media outlets like newspapers, television, or online platforms. This term is often used in contexts related to journalism and mass communication. For example: The media is reporting on the incident「メディアはその事件を報道している」(メディアはそのじけんをほうどうしている). Accurate reporting is important「正確な報道が重要だ」(せいかくなほうどうがじゅうようだ). The word can also be used in compound terms like '報道機関 (ほうどうきかん)' (news organization) or '報道陣 (ほうどうじん)' (press corps).

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    5499

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 報道

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    報

    Meaning

    Report, News

  • kanji

    道

    Meaning

    Way

Words Related to 報道 Through the Kanji 報

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 報 as well.

  • word

    情報

    Meaning

    Information

  • word

    報告

    Meaning

    Report

  • word

    天気予報

    Meaning

    Weather forecast

  • word

    報酬

    Meaning

    Reward, Compensation

  • word

    電報

    Meaning

    Telegram

  • word

    予報

    Meaning

    Forecast

Words Related to 報道 Through the Kanji 道

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 道 as well.

  • word

    道

    Meaning

    Road, Way

  • word

    車道

    Meaning

    Roadway

  • word

    歩道

    Meaning

    Sidewalk

  • word

    道路

    Meaning

    Road

  • word

    横断歩道

    Meaning

    Crosswalk

  • word

    片道

    Meaning

    One way

  • word

    柔道

    Meaning

    Judo

  • word

    道具

    Meaning

    Tool

  • word

    書道

    Meaning

    Calligraphy

  • word

    鉄道

    Meaning

    Railway

  • word

    赤道

    Meaning

    Equator

  • word

    高速道路

    Meaning

    Highway

  • word

    道徳

    Meaning

    Morality

  • word

    筋道

    Meaning

    Logic, Sequence

  • word

    水道

    Meaning

    Waterworks

  • word

    街道

    Meaning

    Highway

  • word

    地下道

    Meaning

    Underground

  • word

    近道

    Meaning

    Shortcut

  • word

    使い道

    Meaning

    Use

  • word

    神道

    Meaning

    Shinto

  • word

    回り道

    Meaning

    Detour

  • word

    道場

    Meaning

    Dojo

  • word

    修道

    Meaning

    Asceticism

  • word

    逃げ道

    Meaning

    Escape

  • word

    国道

    Meaning

    Highway

  • word

    寄り道

    Meaning

    Detour

  • word

    道順

    Meaning

    Route, Directions

  • word

    軌道

    Meaning

    Track, Orbit

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