うわさ

Rumor, gossip

N3noun·uwasa

How to remember it

“U wa sa” — you say it so it spreads; a rumor travels mouth to mouth.

Example sentences

  • 彼の噂を聞いたことがありますか。

    かれのうわさをきいたことがありますか。

    Have you heard the rumor about him?

  • その噂は本当だろうか。

    そのうわさはほんとうだろうか。

    I wonder if that rumor is true.

Usage

Common noun; pairs with になる/を流す (start a rumor) in everyday speech.

Related words

ゴシップ真実広める

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