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Kanji Detail for 謠 - "rumor, chant"

謠

  • Meaning

    謠 means "rumor, chant." Also associated with song.

    1. Song - A ballad; a folk tune.

    2. Rumor - Hearsay; gossip.

    3. Chant - To sing without instruments.

  • Tattoo check: 謠

    • Verified meaning: rumor, chant
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: song

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    chant (esp. Noh); folksong; ballad

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sing; folksong, ballad; rumor

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    popular ballad; rumor

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    rumor; folksong, ballad

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A song. Those with structure and melody are called 歌. Those without structure and melody are called 謠. Such as 童謠 (children's rhymes). | All fabricated words are called 謠. Such as 謠言 (rumor), 謠傳 (hearsay).

  • Onyomi

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    yoh(ヨウ) ヨウ

  • Kunyomi

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    uta(うた) うた

    uta.u(うた-う) うた-う

  • Strokes

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    17 strokes

  • Radical

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    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    song rumor chant singing slander legend ballad folk gossip hearsay melody music rhythm speculation tale tradition tune

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