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伝聞 (でんぶん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
hearsay ; rumor ; report
Refers to information obtained from others rather than through direct experience. Often used in formal or journalistic contexts, and in the phrase 伝聞による (based on hearsay).
伝でん 聞ぶん に よる と 、 彼かれ は 来らい 月げつ 転てん 勤きん する らしい 。
According to reports, he seems to be transferring next month.
Kanji 伝 transmit, go along, walk along Similar words 噂うわさ 噂 is a more casual, everyday word for rumor or gossip, while 伝聞 is a formal term often used in legal or journalistic contexts.
風ふう 聞ぶん 風聞 also means hearsay or rumor, but is less common and slightly more literary than 伝聞.
Etymology Compound of 伝 (convey, transmit) and 聞 (hear), literally 'transmitted hearing'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of hearsay.
