The kanji 告: meaning, readings and stroke order

告

Meaning: tell, announce
On reading: コク koku
Kun reading: つ（げる） tsugeru
Strokes: 7
Radical: 口 mouth, opening
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: báo cho biết (cáo)
Japanese: つげる。しらせる。
Korean: 알리다 (고)
Chinese: 告诉、通知

Readings, words and example sentences

コク koku · on reading

広こう告こく
advertisement, ad
新聞の 広こう告こくを見ます。
I look at the ads in the newspaper.

つ（げる） tsugeru · kun reading · less common

告つげる
to tell, to announce
みんなに別れを 告つげます。
I say goodbye to everyone.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.