Japanese

Noun

悲報 ‎(hiragana ひほう, romaji hihō)

1. news that brings sorrow

   悲報 (ひほう)を受 (う)け取 (と)った。

   Hihō o uketotta.

   We received the sad news.

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.