情報
じょうほう · jouhou (also spelled joho)
Information, news, report, intelligence
- information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
Other ways to say “information” in Japanese →
flat · what is pitch accent?
How it’s used
Neutral, everyday word for 'information'; very common in news, tech, and daily talk, broader than 'data' and less formal than 'knowledge'.
Often confused with データ (dēta), but データ is raw data for analysis, while 情報 is processed or meaningful information.
Example sentences
新しい情報をありがとう。
Thanks for the new information.
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その情報は間違っている。
That information is wrong.
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What does 情報 mean?
Information, news, report, intelligence. It can also mean: information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.).
How do you pronounce 情報?
じょうほう (jouhou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 情報?
JLPT N3 — intermediate. See the JLPT N3 guide.
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