報ほう

noun, noun, used as a suffix

information; news; report

Common in compounds and as a suffix meaning 'report' or 'bulletin', e.g., ニュース速報 (breaking news), 天気予報 (weather forecast). As a standalone noun, it often appears in formal or written contexts.

• 気き象しょう庁ちょうは大おお雨あめの特とく別べつ警けい報ほうを発はっ表ぴょうした。

  The meteorological agency issued a special heavy rain warning.

• この件けんについての報ほうはまだ入はいっていない。

  We haven't received any report on this matter yet.

noun

reward; retribution

Obsolete standalone use; now mainly encountered in classical texts or fixed expressions like 因果応報 (retributive justice).

• 「因いん果が応おう報ほう」ということわざには、善ぜん悪あくに応おうじた報ほうがあるという考かんがえが含ふくまれている。

  The proverb 'inga ouhou' contains the idea that there is reward or retribution according to one's deeds.