Memory phrase for the Kanji: 報


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Meaning

report, information, reward

Pronunciation


mukuiru

Explanation

Left: happiness (Between two earths / is the happiness.), right: bent person , hand

Mnemonic

About the happiness of the bent person with (only) one hand there is a report.

Radicals

luck
earthground, soil
bending personThis radical is typically described as "seal". However for the mnemonics the meaning "bending person" appears to be better.
Stick in a handThe radical nobun shows a hand or that holds a stick (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap.)
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Vocabulary

 報いる  むくいる  indemnify, repay, reward
 情報  じょうほう  information, (military) intelligence
 情報  じょうほう  
 天気予報  てんきよほう  weather forecast
 朗報  ろうほう  good news​
 予報  よほう  forecast, prediction
 報じる  ほうじる  to inform, to report
 報ずる  ほうずる  to inform, to report
 報告  ほうこく  report, information


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