Word Meaning 吉報

きっぽう kippou

吉報 is read as きっぽう (kippou) and means good news.

Meaning

English

good news

Reading

Kana

きっぽう

Romaji

kippou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 悪報,凶報 Rank 9344 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

吉祥天

きちじょうてん

Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)

吉兆

きっちょう

lucky omen

吉備国際大学

きびこくさいだいがく

Kibi International University

吉野時代

よしのじだい

Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392)

吉野朝時代

よしのちょうじだい

Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392)

吉野家

よしのや

Yoshinoya

吉日

きちじつ

unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

吉原言葉

よしはらことば

language used by the harlots of the Yoshiwara red light district during the Edo period

吉林大学

きつりんだいがく

Jilin University

吉方

えほう

favourable direction

吉事

きちじ

auspicious event

吉原細見

よしわらさいけん

guide to the Yoshiwara red light district

Example Sentences

故郷から吉報が届いた。

こきょうからきっぽうがとどいた。

Good news arrived from my hometown.