訃報

Reading

Kana: ふほう

Romaji: fuhou

Definition

noun

1

news of a person's death; obituary

Kanji

訃

Readings: フ、 しらせ

Meaning: obituary

報

Readings: ホウ、 むく.いる

Meanings: report, news, reward, retribution

Example Sentence

突然(とつぜん)の彼(かれ)の訃報(ふほう)は私(わたし)を驚(おどろ)かせた。

➥The news of his sudden death astounded me.