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報告
houkoku
also spelled hokoku
report, information
All Senses
  1. houkoku report, information
How it's used

Used mainly in business, academic, or formal settings for a report you give to a superior or group, not casual chatting.

部長に昨日の会議の報告をしました。
Buchou ni kinou no kaigi no houkoku o shimashita.
I reported to the department head about yesterday's meeting.

事故の報告がまだ届いていません。
Jiko no houkoku ga mada todote imasen.
The report of the accident hasn't arrived yet.

⚖️ Often confused with 連絡 (renraku), but 報告 is a formal report to a superior, while 連絡 is simply informing someone.

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Kanji Breakdown
報
Report, News, Reward, Retribution
On: ほう Kun: むく.いる
12 strokes N3
告
Revelation, Tell, Inform, Announce
On: こく Kun: つ.げる
7 strokes N3
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Noun (名詞)
Pattern
報告は〜です。 / 〜の報告

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Example
この報告はとても大切です。
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