Meaning

Primary

To Announce

Alternative

To Tell

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an 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
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

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 () 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