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Japanese symbol for “rumors”

Romaji: sekennokuchi
what people say; gossip; rumours; rumors

In Japanese, rumors is , read (sekennokuchi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. exp, n what people say; gossip; rumours; rumors

Kanji and stroke order

generation, world, society
on: セイ、セ、ソウ
kun: よ
5 strokes · JLPT 3
interval, space
on: カン、ケン
kun: あいだ、ま、あい
12 strokes · JLPT 4
mouth
on: コウ、ク
kun: くち
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せかい sekaithe world; society; the universe
せだい sedaigeneration
せいき seikicentury
よのなか yononakasociety; the world; the times
せけん sekenworld; society; people
せたい setaihousehold; family
じかん jikantime
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person
じんこう jinkoupopulation

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.

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