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Kanji Detail for 噂 - "rumor, gossip"

噂

  • Meaning

    噂 means "rumor, gossip."

    1. Rumor - Talk among many people; hearsay.

    2. Gossip - Casual conversation about others.

  • Tattoo check: 噂

    • Verified meaning: rumor, gossip
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うわさ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 噂

    Surnames 噂(うわさ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    rumor; gossip; hearsay

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    meet

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    talk together

  • Onyomi

    tip

    son(ソン) ソン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    uwasa(うわさ) うわさ

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    rumor gossip chatter hearsay buzz whisper speculation innuendo grapevine talk tattle scuttlebutt slander backbiting

Sentences including 噂

  • The rumor turned out to be true.

  • The rumor is not true as far as i know.

  • The rumor isn't true.

  • The rumor turned out to be true.

  • I wonder who started that rumor.

  • The rumor turned out to be true.

  • They say that he hates to study.

  • The rumor turned out true.

  • I think that rumor is true.

  • I've heard a lot about you.

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