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Meaning of (うわさ) in Japanese

JLPT 3
Kana Reading
うわさ
Romaji
uwasa
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
    Example sentence
    実は大きな言えませんが、ここ最近このビーチ若い女性盗撮されたうわさあるす。 Actually, and I need to keep this quiet, but recently here there's a rumour that young women on this beach are having photos taken in secret of them.

Examples of 噂, うわさ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

15 strokes

rumor, gossip, hearsay

On'Yomi: ソン

Kun'Yomi: うわさ

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