Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 訃報(ふほう) in Japanese

訃報
Kana Reading
ふほう
Romaji
fuhō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    news of a person's death; obituary
    Example sentence
    突然の訃報驚かせた The news of his sudden death astounded me.

Examples of 訃報, ふほう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

9 strokes

obituary

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: しらせ

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JLPT 3

12 strokes

report, news, reward, retribution

On'Yomi: ホウ

Kun'Yomi: むく.いる

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