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告げる

To Announce


Meaning

To Announce, To Tell

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means announce so the verb vocab version is to announce.


Reading

つげる

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: I'd like to announce... we're not having one baby, we're having two (つ) babies!


Context

Context Sentences

ミモザは春を告げる花です。

The mimosa flower heralds the arrival of spring.

恋人に別れを告げました。

I bid farewell to my girlfriend.

あのハリケーンで、私達の日常は終わりを告げた。

That hurricane announced the end to our routine.


Kanji Composition