悲報

悲報

Japanese

Kanji in this term
悲	報
ひ Grade: 3	ほう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ひほー [hìhóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [çiho̞ː]

Noun

悲報 (hiragana ひほう, rōmaji hihō, historical hiragana ひほう)

1. news that brings sorrow

   悲 (ひ)報 (ほう)を受 (う)け取 (と)った。

   Hihō o uketotta.

   We received the sad news.

Antonyms

• 朗 (ろう)報 (ほう) (rōhō)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.