Kanji

噂

rumor, gossip, hearsay

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うわさ

Example sentences

うわさ
悪い噂はすぐに広まるものだ。

Bad rumors spread quickly.

広がる ひろがる
噂はまたたく間に町中に広がった。

The rumor spread through the town in the blink of an eye.

噂話 うわさばなし
彼女は他人の噂話をするのが大好きだ。

She loves gossiping about others.

喋喋 ちょうちょう
客たちは噂話を喋喋と話していた

The guests were chattering on about the rumors.

噂を聞く うわさをきく
私は彼が結婚するという噂を聞いた。

I heard a rumor that he is getting married.

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