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噂 — kanji meaning “rumor”

rumor, gossip, hearsay

Meanings
rumor, gossip, hearsay
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
15
School grade
9
Newspaper frequency
#2298 of 2,500
Classical radical
30
Chinese reading
zǔn

Words with 噂

WordReadingMeaning
うわさどおり uwasadoorias rumored; as rumoured
うわさにのぼる uwasaninoboruto be gossiped about
うわさをながす uwasaonagasuto spread rumors; to spread rumours
うわさばなし uwasabanashigossip
うわさをきく uwasaokikuto hear a rumor; to get wind of
ういたうわさ uitauwasaamorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
かぜのうわさ kazenouwasahearsay; rumor; grapevine
うわさがたつ uwasagatatsuto have a rumor circulating

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