# 告 inform

(hurl) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes

## Onyomi

KOKU |

## Mnemonic

| He informed me with his mouth: don't hurl balls while high on COKE!!!

## Kunyomi

つ*げる | to tell ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

と or を 告白(こくはく) する | confess ★★★☆☆ 告 (inform) + 白 (white) = 告白 (confess) to confess- both to a crime and to having a huge crush on me.
広告(こうこく) | advertisement ★★★☆☆ 広 (wide) + 告 (inform) = 広告 (advertisement) an advertisement - although nowadays people use the Japlish word シーエム (CM, short for 'commercial.')
報告(ほうこく) | reporｔ ★★☆☆☆ NP 報 (data) + 告 (inform) = 報告 (reporｔ) a report. 報告 has more of a nuance of a scientific, governmental, or corporate report than the related term 情報 (news report) Think about it like this: 報告 are commissioned by private agencies, and then journalists do a 情報 about the 報告.
忠告(ちゅうこく) する | admonish ★☆☆☆☆ 忠 (loyalty) + 告 (inform) = 忠告 (admonish) admonishing negative advice: "Don't open that door!" "Don't swim naked!"

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
吉 | good omen | SAMURAI | 士
告 | inform | THROW |
克 | overcome | LEGS |

Seeing a SAMURAI is a good omen,
but you THROW information to your friends - 'Hey I just saw a damn samurai!'

Steve Austin overcame the loss of his LEGS and went on to fight crime as the six million dollar man.

## Used In

- 酷
- 造

## Synonyms

accusation or lawsuit うったえる 訴訟 訴え 責める 告訴 クレイム
admonish　/warning 注意 責める 警告 忠告 助言 警戒 諭す 告げる 窘める
report 報告 報道 レポート 情報
snitch ちくる 密告 言いつける