Vocabulary

What does 報じる (ほうじる, houjiru) mean?

報じる (ほうじる, houjiru) means to report, inform; to repay (a favor).

Quick facts
Readingほうじる
Romajihoujiru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ほうじる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhoujiru

to report, inform; to repay (a favor)

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to report; to inform
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive · intransitive to repay; to return; to requite

Example sentences

  • The news reported on the incident.

  • The TV is reporting the election results.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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