噂 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

rumor, gossip, hearsay

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ソン
Kun (native)
  • うわさ
Other languages
  • 拼音zun3
  • 한글jun
  • Hán-ViệtTỗn
  • Hán-ViệtTổn
  • Hán-ViệtTon
  • Hán-ViệtTun

Basics

Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
口(くち)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+5642

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰口尊

Words using this kanji

  • うわさrumour, rumor, report, hearsay
  • 噂話うわさばなしgossip
  • 噂通りうわさどおりas rumored, as rumoured
  • 噂に上るうわさにのぼるto be gossiped about
  • 噂を流すうわさをながすto spread rumors, to spread rumours
  • 噂を聞くうわさをきくto hear a rumor, to get wind of
  • 噂が立つうわさがたつto have a rumor circulating
  • 噂が流れるうわさがながれるto have rumors going around (rumours), to have rumors spread
  • 噂に違わぬうわさにたがわぬliving up to (one's, its) reputation
  • 噂に違わずうわさにたがわずliving up to (one's, its) reputation, true to the rumours, just as people say
  • 噂をすれば影うわさをすればかげ「噂をすれば影がさす」の略。speak of the devil
  • 噂を立てられるうわさをたてられるto be gossiped about
  • 噂をすれば影が射すうわさをすればかげがさすspeak of the devil and he shall appear

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(16 results)

Similar-looking kanji

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-12
Four Corner
6804.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3d12.10
Heisig
2282
Nelson
991