報じる

ほうじる

to inform, to report

Also:to repay

What does 報じる mean?

報じる is a Japanese verb meaning to inform, to report in English. It can also be translated as to repay depending on context. It is written as 報じる in kanji, ほうじる in hiragana, and houjiru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その俳優の死は各紙で大見出しで報じられた。

The actor's death made big headlines in all the papers.