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取りざた (とりざた) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
talk of the town ; rumor ; gossip
Refers to widespread public talk, often about a scandal or notable event. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to be the talk of the town' or 'to be gossiped about'.
その 噂うわさ は 町まち 中じゅう で 取と り ざた に なっ た 。
The rumor became the talk of the town.
Written forms 取と りざた
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; the most common written form.
取と り 沙ざ 汰た
Full kanji spelling; less common but still seen.
取とり 沙ざ 汰た
Abbreviated kanji spelling; rare.
Kanji 汰 washing, sieving, filtering Similar words 噂うわさ 噂 is a general word for rumor or gossip, while 取りざた emphasizes that something is being widely talked about publicly, often with a nuance of scandal or notoriety.
話わ 題だい 話題 is a neutral term for a topic of conversation, whereas 取りざた implies active, often speculative discussion by many people.
Etymology Compound of 取り (continuative form of 取る, 'to take') and 沙汰 (originally 'sand' + 'select', meaning 'to evaluate' or 'to decide'), later extended to mean 'public discussion' or 'gossip'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since the Edo period.
