報連相

See also: 報・連・相

Japanese

Kanji in this term
報	連	相
ほう Grade: 5	れん Grade: 4	そう Grade: 3
kan’on	on’yomi	goon

Alternative spelling
報・連・相

Etymology

An initialism using the first characters from the words 報告 (hōkoku, “report, reporting”) + 連絡 (renraku, “contacting, communicating”) + 相談 (sōdan, “consulting, discussing”).

Intentionally coined as a homophone with 菠薐草 (hōrensō, “spinach”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほーれ​んそー [hòóréꜜǹsòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːɾẽ̞ɰ̃so̞ː]

Noun

報(ほう)連(れん)相(そう) or 報連相(ホウレンソウ) • (hōrensō) 

1. reporting, communicating, and consulting: an approach to decision-making and the sharing of information in an organization

   Compare the “RACI” initialism used in some project management approaches.