Japanese symbol for “rumors”
世間の口
せけんのくち
Romaji: sekennokuchi
what people say; gossip; rumours; rumors
In Japanese, rumors is 世間の口, read せけんのくち (sekennokuchi).
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Meanings
- exp, n what people say; gossip; rumours; rumors
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世界 | せかい sekai | the world; society; the universe |
| 世代 | せだい sedai | generation |
| 世紀 | せいき seiki | century |
| 世の中 | よのなか yononaka | society; the world; the times |
| 世間 | せけん seken | world; society; people |
| 世帯 | せたい setai | household; family |
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 人口 | じんこう jinkou | population |
See also: Chinese symbol for “rumors”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.