noun

  1. news of someone's death, obituary.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
訃報 ふほう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

obituary
フ しらせ (11th)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
report, news, reward
ホウ むく.いる (5th, N3)
happiness, blessing, fortune
しあわ.せ コウ さいわ.い (3rd, N3)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
clothing(服) variant
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)