噂

rumor; gossip; hearsay

15 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2298.

Readings

• うわさ (kun reading): 噂 (うわさ) rumour; 噂話 (うわさばなし) gossip
• ソン (on reading)

Components

• 口
• 尊
• 丷 radical horns, inverted eight
• 口 radical mouth
• 寸 radical inch; measure
• 西 radical west; cover

Words using 噂

• 噂 (うわさ) rumour
• 噂話 (うわさばなし) gossip
• 噂通り (うわさどおり) as rumored
• 噂に上る (うわさにのぼる) to be gossiped about
• 噂を立てられる (うわさをたてられる) to be gossiped about

16 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists