Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 悲報(ひほう) in Japanese

悲報
Kana Reading
ひほう
Romaji
hihō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    sad news; news of a death
    Example sentence
    悲報聞く彼女泣き崩れた Hearing the sad news, she collapsed in tears.

Examples of 悲報, ひほう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

12 strokes

grieve, sad, deplore, regret

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: かな.しい, かな.しむ

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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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